THE recent TCW article by Piers Shepherd about the 1982 Falklands campaign prompted me to develop a theme that had been taking shape in my mind. When Argentina invaded the islands I was an instructor flying Hawker Hunters at the RAF’s Tactical Weapons Unit at RAF Brawdy on the Pembrokeshire coast. Having myself been an operational Harrier pilot in the 1970s I was listed among the former Harrier men who would be ‘refreshed’ to ensure a supply of replacement pilots in the event of a prolonged campaign. The Argentinian forces surrendered and hostilities ceased before I was needed.
