All,
My 2p worth, from a ground based perspective:
Overall the most significant has to be the Falklands era Harrier of the two types which were instrumental in delivering a strategic victory.
As an aside on 'through deck cruisers', I always saw them as ideally sized escort carriers, which if the cold war had gone pear shaped, would have been vital in getting supplies to these islands and hence the right ships for our then priorities.
As to rotary, I agree the wessex was the workhorse that kept giving. WRT to CH47 there were simply too few to really matter and against that is the black mark of causing the single biggest casualty bill of the 38 years of Op BANNER.
Interestingly, I asked a civvie, with no service experience, what he thought and his reply was the SAR Sea King which has given sterling service for decades and everyone here has overlooked.
EG
Last edited by ExGrunt; 29th Oct 2014 at 11:22.
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