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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. Publishing 35 years after the end of the
conflict, this fully illustrated volume offers a balanced and
objective examination of the SHAR and the Argentine Mirage and
Dagger aircraft, highlighting the attributes of both and the skills
and courage of the pilots flying them.
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