Название: Sea Harrier FRS 1 vs Mirage III/Dagger: South Atlantic 1982
Автор: Doug Dildy, Pablo Calcaterra
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Серия: Osprey Duel 81
ISBN: 9781472818898
Год издания: 2017
Язык: English
Cтраниц: 81
Формат: True PDF
Размер: 6 MB
Following Argentina's military operation to take possession of the Falkland Islands/Islas Malvinas, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's government launched a major naval operation to return them to British rule. Defending the Royal Navy task force were two small squadrons totalling 20 Sea Harriers (SHARs). Initial clashes between SHARs and Argentine Mirages and Daggers on 1 May 1982 failed to eliminate the Sea Harrier defenders. FAA fighter-bomber pilots relied on daring and courageous ultra-low level attacks, frequently escaping the Sea Harrier's limited capabilities, against Royal Navy warships and auxiliaries, causing considerable damage during Operation Corporate, the large-scale amphibious operation to repossess the islands.
