Special Forces Pilot [electronic resource] : A Flying Memoir of the Falkland War
Hutchings, Richard2014
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A Royal Navy helicopter pilot's firsthand account of British Special Forces operations in the Falklands Islands and a failed raid on mainland Argentina. In 1982, Argentina's invasion of the Falkland Islands initiated an undeclared war with the United Kingdom. During the ten-week conflict, Colonel Richard Hutchings served as a commando helicopter pilot with 846 Naval Air Squadron flying Sea King helicopters. Though the sensitive nature of his experiences prevented him from telling his story for decades, Hutchings now provides a firsthand chronicle of the Falklands War, offering fascinating insight into the conduct of operations there. Colonel Hutchings was charged with transporting Special Force units onto the enemy occupied islands, either to gather intelligence or conduct offensive operations, including the Special Air Service's successful Pebble Island raid and its ill-fated raid on mainland Argentina. That raid, known as Operation MIKADO, has been little discussed. But as Captain of the Sea King involved, Hutchings gives an authoritative account of what went wrong both in the air and on the ground. He details the circumstances of his crash-landing, encounters with the Chilean authorities and British diplomats in Santiago, as well as the debriefing in an MI6 safe house on return to the UK
Main title:
Special Forces Pilot [electronic resource] : A Flying Memoir of the Falkland War / Richard Hutchings
Author:
Hutchings, Richard, AuthorDuke of York, HRH, Contributor
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Pen & Sword Books, 2014
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
System details:
Mode of access: Internet
Biography/History:
Colonel Richard Hutchings is an author and aviation specialist.
ISBN:
9781781594162
Language:
English
BRN:
2764495
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