Sea Harrier FRS 1 Vs Mirage III/Dagger: South Atlantic 1982

by Douglas C. Dildy and Pablo Calcaterra

Following Argentina's military operation to take possession of the Falkland Islands/Islas Malvinas, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's government launched a major naval operation to return them to British rule. Defending the Royal Navy task force were two small squadrons totalling 20 Sea Harriers (SHARs). Initial clashes between SHARs and Argentine Mirages and Daggers on 1 May 1982 failed to eliminate the Sea Harrier defenders. FAA fighter-bomber...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 147281889X
• ISBN13: 9781472818898
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.1" x 9.7"