Airstrike over West Falklands by Robert Taylor. - Aviation Art Prints
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Airstrike over West Falklands by Robert Taylor.
A pilots eye view of the last seconds of a Mirage V at the hands of 801 Naval Air C.O., Commander Sharkey Ward, flying a Sea Harrier from H.M.S. Invincible on May 21, 1982, in a ferocious dogfight during the Battle of Falkland Sound.
Titles in this pack : Airstrike over West Falklands by Robert Taylor. (View This Item) GR3 Field Trip by Stuart Brown. (View This Item) Fighter Recovery by Robert Tomlin. (View This Item) Action Over San Carlos by Geoff Lea. (View This Item)
Titles in this pack : GR3 Field Trip by Stuart Brown. (View This Item) Airstrike over West Falklands by Robert Taylor. (View This Item) Action Over San Carlos by Geoff Lea. (View This Item) Harried Argentineans by Stan Stokes. (View This Item)
Titles in this pack : Action Over San Carlos by Geoff Lea. (View This Item) Airstrike over West Falklands by Robert Taylor. (View This Item) GR3 Field Trip by Stuart Brown. (View This Item) Harrier in a Hyde by Geoff Lea. (View This Item)
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Commander Nigel 'Sharkey' Ward DSC AFC. Born in Canada in 1943. Joined the fleet air arm in 1962. During the Falklands war, Commander Sharkey ward commanded the 801 Naval Air Squadron based on HMS Invincible during April to June 1982. Commander Sharkey Ward flew a total of 60 missions during the Falklands campaign and scored three air to air kills, as well as taking part in or witnessing the destruction of 10 aircraft. Commander Ward was also the leading night pilot and for his gallantry received the Distinguished Service Cross. After retiring form the Royal Navy he wrote the book 'Sea Harrier over the Falklands, A Maverick at war'.
The Hawker Siddeley Harrier, Vertical Take off Royal Air Force and Royal Navy ground attack fighter. with a maximum speed of 737mph and a ceiling of over 50,000 feet. range of 260 miles. The Harriers armament consisted of two 30mm Aden guns and up to 5000 lb of bombs, Rockets or other armaments under the wings. The Worlds First vertical take off and landing combat aircraft the Hawker Siddeley Harriers first arrived with No. 1 squadron Royal Air Force in July 1969. and with a variety of modifications and changes (Harrier GR 1, Harrier T2, Harrier GR3 and finally the British Aerospace Sea Harrier FRG1) The Sea Harrier commenced trials in 1977. The Fleet Air Arm received their first harriers just in time for the Falklands Conflict.
Ward, Sharkey
