Originally Posted by
BSweeper
Hi Mog
I was a nav on 29 Sqn (F4s) when we down to Stanley in October 1982. I remember talking to a Harrier "mate" on arrival and, on asking him what bombing Stanley was like, he replied that the flak was so intense he actually stuck his head right down in the cockpit and flew lower and lower until it was going over his head. He then realised that at 30 feet, his bombs were never going to fuse properly but at that point he didn't care. You and he (and it may well have been you) were truly brave people.
the sweep
Aye, the climb to min release ht over the sand dunes (140ft if my recall is correct) seemed positively suicidal. That is when I copped a 20mm HE through the fin before ducking down again to pass ATC level with the windows, in thick smoke. Only discovered later that it was only a 2-storey building!
Kids today; they wouldn't believe it!
Mog