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David Morgan reveals what it is really like to be a jet fighter pilot in this vivid memoir from the Falklands War. In 1982, David Morgan was an RAF officer, on secondment to the Royal Navy, when the Argentine invasion took place. He flew in the first British air strike against the enemy positions around Port Stanley, the raid memorably described by BBC reporter Brian Hanrahan who "counted them all out, and counted them all back." But three out of30 British pilots were killed during the first week. Morgan was first on the scene at Bluff Cove, where Argentine jets had bombed the landing shipsSir Tristramand Sir Galahad, with great loss of life. He and his wingman pounced on four enemy Skyhawk he shot down two, his wingman hit the third; the fourth managed to escape after jettisoning his weapons and drop tanks. David Morgan was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his bravery in 1982. He is also credited with downing several helicopters as well as pressing home ground attack missions in the teeth of heavy anti-aircraft fire. After the war, he met one of the Argentine pilots he fought, who had had him in his sights but discovered his guns were jammed. David Morgan is also a publ

Who reads Hostile skies : my Falklands air war?

Author

David Morgan, David H. S. Morgan

Publisher

Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9780753821992

Category

history

Subjects

History, Fiction, Humanities

Rating

4.23 / 5 (19 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14