I think the beauty of the “Harrier” quote is that it perfectly captured the tense, uncertain feeling we all had early in the Falklands campaign, for so many of us the first time we saw our country really go to war. As a memorable soundbite, I’d have to put it in my top 3 alongside “One small step for a man…” and “Some people are on the pitch…” Sad loss.

Nods in agreement.

I remember it on TV live. The full quote was “I’m not allowed to say how many Harriers were involved, but I counted them……etc.