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Scram! - The Gripping First-hand Account of the Helicopter War in the Falklands (Paperback)
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Scram! - The Gripping First-hand Account of the Helicopter War in the Falklands (Paperback)
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In April 1982 Harry Benson was a 21-year-old Royal Navy commando
helicopter pilot, fresh out of training and one of the youngest
helicopter pilots to serve in the Falklands War. These pilots,
nicknamed 'junglies', flew most of the land-based missions in the
Falklands in their Sea King and Wessex helicopters. Much of what
happened in the war -- the politics, task force ships, Sea
Harriers, landings, Paras and Marines -- is well-known and
documented. But almost nothing is known of the young commando
helicopter pilots and aircrewmen who made it all happen on land and
sea. This is their 'Boys Own' story, told for the very first time.
Harry Benson has interviewed forty of his former colleagues for the
book creating a tale of skill, initiative, resourcefulness, humour,
luck, and adventure. This is a fast-paced, meticulously researched
and compelling account written by someone who was there, in the
cockpit of a Wessex helicopter.
Few of these pilots have spoken publicly about:
- The two helicopter crashes and eventual rescue following a
failed SAS mission high up on an inhospitable glacier in South
Georgia
- The harrowing story of the Exocet strike that sunk the transport
ship Atlantic Conveyor
- The daring missile raid on the Argentine high command in Port
Stanley
- The constant mortar fire faced while supporting troops and
evacuating casualties
- The hair-raising head-on attacks by Argentine jets on British
helicopters
- The extraordinarty courage shown during the evacuation of the
bombed landing ship "Sir Galahad"
- The secret nighttime low-level missions to insert and resupply
SAS and SBS using night vision goggles
If you liked "Apache, Vulcan 607 "and "Chickenhawk," you'll love
"Scram "
The word "Scram" was used to warn other junglies to go to ground or
risk being shot down by their own side as Argentinean jets blasted
through 'bomb alley'.
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