Julian Thomson
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“As it was, 2nd Battalion Scots Guards found themselves fighting one of the hardest battles, against probably the toughest Argentine unit, the 5th Marine Battalion.”
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“The next aircraft to appear were a pair of Mirages which attacked the anchorage at 9.45 am. Thereafter raids seemed continuous, except for a short break for lunch. The helicopter pilots, landing-craft and Mexeflote crews bravely continued with the offload. It was uncanny to see a Sea King helicopter, with a gun or pallet of ammunition slung underneath, purposefully flying to its appointed landing site, while a pair of jets flashed by pursued by missiles and streams of tracer. The scenery and the bright sunshine, like a glorious day in the Western Islands of Scotland, added to the air of unreality.”
― No Picnic
― No Picnic
“surface-to-air missiles; a gun or missile had shot down a British Sea Harrier on 4 May. There were”
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― No Picnic
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