21 things he discovered while writing Harrier 809
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21 things he discovered while writing Harrier 809
The RAeS website has published a piece by Rowland White 21 things I discovered while writing Harrier 809.
https://www.aerosociety.com/news/21-...g-harrier-809/
Obviously a list of teasers prior to the imminent publication. I would, however, be interested to hear the comments of those involved if they are on here - particularly the deprivations suffered by the Fat Albert crew 'detained' in Tahiti
I am sure some here will know about some of these but few if any about all of them.
Disclaimer: I have no interest in this other than a wish to read the book.
No posts regarding N MacC-W please.
https://www.aerosociety.com/news/21-...g-harrier-809/
Obviously a list of teasers prior to the imminent publication. I would, however, be interested to hear the comments of those involved if they are on here - particularly the deprivations suffered by the Fat Albert crew 'detained' in Tahiti
I am sure some here will know about some of these but few if any about all of them.
11. In order for the RAF’s 39 Squadron Canberra PR.9s to have the range to reach Punta Arenas in Chile as part of Operation Folklore, they were fitted with hastily designed new internal fuel tanks. The flight plan required them to land on a section of the Pan American Highway in northern Chile to refuel from a waiting RAF C-130 Hercules before continuing their journey south.
15. There was a proposal to develop a Harrier T.4 into night-attack ‘Pathfinder’. Fitted with a forward-looking infra-red system operated by a crewman in the rear seat, the T-bird could either have mounted solo precision attacks at night or lead a flight of GR.3s flown by pilots wearing night-vision goggles.
17. Ordered to leave Chile at short notice, an RAF C-130 Hercules, operating in support of Operation Folklore, was delayed for a few days in Tahiti by the French for arriving unannounced from Easter Island without the right diplomatic clearances. Tough work but someone’s got to do it.
15. There was a proposal to develop a Harrier T.4 into night-attack ‘Pathfinder’. Fitted with a forward-looking infra-red system operated by a crewman in the rear seat, the T-bird could either have mounted solo precision attacks at night or lead a flight of GR.3s flown by pilots wearing night-vision goggles.
17. Ordered to leave Chile at short notice, an RAF C-130 Hercules, operating in support of Operation Folklore, was delayed for a few days in Tahiti by the French for arriving unannounced from Easter Island without the right diplomatic clearances. Tough work but someone’s got to do it.
Disclaimer: I have no interest in this other than a wish to read the book.
No posts regarding N MacC-W please.
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Buccs During Falklands - We Wished!
The RAeS website has published a piece by Rowland White 21 things I discovered while writing Harrier 809.
Obviously a list of teasers prior to the imminent publication. I would, however, be interested to hear the comments of those involved if they are on here - particularly the deprivations suffered by the Fat Albert crew 'detained' in Tahiti
I am sure some here will know about some of these but few if any about all of them.
Disclaimer: I have no interest in this other than a wish to read the book.
No posts regarding N MacC-W please.
Obviously a list of teasers prior to the imminent publication. I would, however, be interested to hear the comments of those involved if they are on here - particularly the deprivations suffered by the Fat Albert crew 'detained' in Tahiti
I am sure some here will know about some of these but few if any about all of them.
Disclaimer: I have no interest in this other than a wish to read the book.
No posts regarding N MacC-W please.
"14. Worried about the ‘thin blue line’ of Sea Harriers, United States Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger suggested letting the British use the 100,000t supercarrier, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, as a ‘mobile runway’. Unfamiliar with the complexities of naval aviation, an enthusiastic British Ambassador suggested that the RAF might fly Buccaneers from Ike’s deck." But it's far from new - we've known about it for a number of years. And while naval aviaiton is complex (as is all military aviation) there were enough of us ex-FAA Bucc crews (many like me were RAF on loan, coincidentally to 809 NAS) both in the Air Staffs and current on RAF Bucc Sqns to want to make it happen. It was a regular occurrence for Buccs and F4s from HMS Ark Royal to 'cross-deck' onto US carriers and vice versa. So the enthusiastic British Ambo was right, and was only reflecting what many of us in the RAF were saying and wishing.
