Known by its pilots as “SHAR,”30 years ago the Bae Sea Harrier embarked on its first ... leave Portsmouth for their involvement in the Falklands conflict. On board were 20 BAe Sea Harriers ...

On May 1st, 1982—the opening day of Britain’s campaign to retake the Falkland Islands - the skies lit up with one of the most ...

The Sea Harrier was crucial to the UK in the 1982 Air War in South America. One cannot speak of Margaret Thatcher, who passed away on Apr. 8, 2013, without mentioning the 1982 Falklands ...

My justification for including the Sea Harrier on a Top 5 list years back – to the exclusion of the F-4 Phantom and the Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker – was the plane’s incredible 23:0 air-to-air kill ...

They were directed to engage the northern Sea Harrier combat air patrol flown by Flt Lt Paul Barton and Lt Steve Thomas. This would lead to the first dogfight of the 1982 war. Oregon's landmark ...

Initially, the carrier carried Korean-war era Panther and Cougar jets ... As described in Sea Harrier over the Falklands by Harrier squadron leader Nigel “Sharkey” Ward, Mortimer didn ...

Photo: A Sea Harrier on the flight deck of HMS Hermes heading to the Falklands , April 1982. .(Getty Images) ...

A FALKLANDS War hero who was one of the most renowned ... Service Cross for his efforts and earned the nickname “Mister Sea Harrier”. After retirement he advised the Government on military ...

The planes are pictured above on board HMS Hermes during the Falklands War. A second upgraded Sea Harrier plane - the FA2 - was manufactured from 1993. The planes, which were introduced in 1978 ...

After the Falklands War, the citation for his DSC read that he “distinguished himself in action, both as an inspiring and dynamic CO and as an outstandingly successful Sea Harrier pilot.