Fighters Over the Falklands: Defending the Islanders' Way of Life

Download or read book Fighters Over the Falklands: Defending the Islanders' Way of Life written by David Gledhill and published by Fonthill Media. This book was released on 2014-03-27 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Fighters Over The Falklands" captures daily life using pictures taken during the author's tours of duty on the Islands. From the first detachments of Phantoms and Rapiers operating from a rapidly upgraded RAF Stanley airfield to life at RAF Mount Pleasant, see life from the author's perspective as the Commander of the Tornado F3 Flight defending the islands' airspace. Font-line fighter crews provided Quick Reaction Alert during day to day flying operations working with the Royal Navy, Army and other Air Force units to defend a remote, and sometimes forgotten, theatre of operations. It will also look at how the islanders interact with the forces based at Mount Pleasant and contrast high technology military operations with the lives of the original inhabitants; namely the wildlife.