May 4th saw our first losses. One of our SSNs had sunk the General Belgrano on the 2nd and we were under no illusions that they would want our blood. Sure enough, 2 Exocet missiles were launched at us on the 4th, one hitting and crippling HMS Sheffield, which I witnessed from my cockpit on Hermes' deck.
A few hours later, Nick Taylor was shot down during a second attack on Goose Green. His SHAR was hit behind the cockpit by 35mm and he crashed onto the airfield, where he is buried to this day. We surmised that he had flown through his leader's chaff cloud and picked up the radar lock meant for the first aircraft. nick's aircraft was the Sea Eagle trials jet and was not fitted with a radar warner.
He would not be the last.
Mog