{"product_id":"raf-harrier-ground-attack-jerry-pook-9781848845565","title":"RAF Harrier Ground Attack: Falklands","description":"During the Falklands war Jerry Pook, a pilot in No. 1(F) Squadron RAF, flew air interdiction, armed recce, close-air-support and airfield attack as well as pure photo-recce missions. Most weapons were delivered from extreme low-level attacks because of the lack of navigation aids and the absence of Smart weapons. The only way he could achieve results was to get low down and close-in to the targets and, if necessary, carry out re-attacks to destroy high-value targets. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eApart from brief carrier trials carried out many years previously there had been no RAF Harriers deployed at sea. The RAF pilots were treated with ill-disguised contempt by their naval masters, their professional opinions ignored in spite of the fact that the RN knew next to nothing about ground-attack and recce operations. Very soon after starting operations from the aircraft carrier HMS Hermes the squadron realized that they were considered as more or less expendable ordnance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Harriers lacked the most basic self-protection aids and were up against 10,000 well-armed troops who put up an impressive weight of fire whenever attacked.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jerry Pook\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1848845561\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781848845565\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pen and Sword Aviation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/12\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.80d","brand":"Jerry Pook","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48065852768511,"sku":"9781848845565","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f2f59246-0b20-4c50-ba9c-51c444f0fad0.jpg?v=1768677675","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/raf-harrier-ground-attack-jerry-pook-9781848845565","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}