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  • in reply to: Ark Royal and Invincible #2037905
    rmutt
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    Up to a point Idi. It doesn’t really go into the same detail on Sea Harrier development as it does on the ships themselves. But it does talk about how the decision to order them came about. And how, from very early on in the ship’s design provision was made for the possible inclusion of V/STOL.

    in reply to: What's the best Harrier DVD? #2473414
    rmutt
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    John – you’ll only be able to get hold of a secondhand VHS these days, but I’d recommend Action Stations Sea Harrier, a documentary made by reporter Lawrence McGinty for ITN. It’s a cut above the usual cut and paste jobs. And it looks like there are three for sale through Amazon …

    in reply to: New Harrier book #2473584
    rmutt
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    Cracking …

    I’ve just finished and I loved it. Real in the cockpit stuff but good on the people involved too. It’s quite a different beast to the old Sharkey Ward book, but then, I guess, different war, different job to do. Anyway, it’s well worth a look.

    in reply to: New Harrier book #2480306
    rmutt
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    Thanks a lot Hot Charlie. I’ll keep an eye out for it this weekend and report back when I’ve read it!

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