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Nighthawk one : recollections of a helicopter pilot's tour of duty in Northern Ireland during The Troubles

Title
Nighthawk one : recollections of a helicopter pilot's tour of duty in Northern Ireland during The Troubles / Peter Shaw.
Author
Shaw, Peter
Publication
  • Warwick : Helion & Company, 2023.
  • ©2023

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Description
xi, 97 pages, x pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color); 24 cm
Summary
"Flying light helicopters in Northern Ireland during the Troubles was a dangerous and demanding task. Terrorists were determined to prosecute a campaign against military aircraft operating in South Armagh and beyond, whilst roadside bombs made the security forces dependent on helicopters for surveillance and troop movements. The Westland Gazelle is one of the longest serving and most successful reconnaissance and observation helicopters. Drawing on his experience as a Gazelle pilot during a real time four-month tour of duty, the author describes what it was actually like to fly as a squadron pilot in the fight against terrorism. This book takes you on an aerial odyssey of the province during 1990 when the conflict was at its height."
Subject
  • Shaw, Peter
  • 1968-1998
  • Westland helicopters > History
  • Military helicopters > Piloting > Northern Ireland
  • Military helicopters > Piloting
  • Westland helicopters
  • Military helicopters
  • Northern Ireland > History > 1968-1998
  • Northern Ireland
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliography.
Contents
South Armagh: Bandit Country -- Spinning Up -- Croslieve -- RAF Aldergrove -- Shackleton Shadows -- Bad Guys Rule -- Night Stalkers -- Deadly Down -- All Along the Watchtowers -- Cullyhanna -- City Lights -- The Wild West -- Ops Normal.
Call Number
JFE 24-1002
ISBN
  • 9781804512401
  • 1804512400
OCLC
1346154204
Author
Shaw, Peter, author.
Title
Nighthawk one : recollections of a helicopter pilot's tour of duty in Northern Ireland during The Troubles / Peter Shaw.
Publisher
Warwick : Helion & Company, 2023.
Copyright Date
©2023
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliography.
Chronological Term
1968-1998
Research Call Number
JFE 24-1002
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