Harrier 809: Britain's Legendary Jump Jet and the Untold Story of the Falklands War
April 1982. Argentina invades the Falkland Islands. In response, Britain despatches a naval Task Force. Eight thousand miles from home, its fate hinges on just twenty Sea Harriers against the two hundred-strong might of the Argentine Air Force. The odds against them are overwhelming. The MoD's own estimates suggest that half the Harriers will be lost within a week. Against this background, 809 Naval Air Squadron is reformed, trained and sent south to fight. Not since WWII had so much been expected of such a small band of pilots. Combining groundbreaking research with the pace of a thriller, Rowland White reveals the full story of the fleet's knife-edge fight for survival for the first time, and shows how the little jump jet went from airshow novelty to sealing its reputation as an icon of British aviation, alongside the Spitfire and the Hurricane.
481 pages, 8 editions
English edition · First published 2020 by Bantam Press · ISBN 9781787631588
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Editions
8 editions
English
- Harrier 809: Britain's Legendary Jump Jet and the Untold Story of the Falklands War · Bantam Press · 2020 · ISBN 9781787631588 · 1 reader This page
- Harrier 809: The Epic Story of How a Small Band of Heroes Won Victory in the Air Against Impossible Odds · Blackstone Pub · 2021 · ISBN 9798200770755
- Harrier 809: The Epic Story of How a Small Band of Heroes Won Victory in the Air Against Impossible Odds · Blackstone Publishing · 2021 · ISBN 9798200770748
- Harrier 809: Britain's Legendary Jump Jet and the Untold Story of the Falklands War · Corgi Books · 2021 · ISBN 9780552176354
- Harrier 809: The Epic Story of How a Small Band of Heroes Won Victory in the Air Against Impossible Odds; Library Edition · Blackstone Pub · 2021 · ISBN 9798200770731
- Harrier 809: Britain's Legendary Jump Jet and the Untold Story of the Falklands War · Penguin Random House · 2020 · ISBN 9781787631595
- Harrier 809: Britain's Legendary Jump Jet and the Untold Story of the Falklands War · Transworld Digital · 2020 · ISBN 9781473566637
- Harrier 809 · Silvertail Books · 2020 · ISBN 9781909269965
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