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task force joined by 245

Enticknap, Chief Petty Officer Ken 138–9, 140–2

Estancia Creek 210

Estancia House 78, 213, 308, 354

Evans, Sgt Andrew 128

Evans, Sub-Lt Brian 263

Evans, Lt Mark ‘Jayfer’ 96, 201–2, 203–4, 220, 278–9, 280, 282, 324, 328, 329, 330

Exeter , HMS 212, 253, 258, 344

Eyton-Jones, Lt-Cdr John 105

Falkland Islands:

Argentine force invades 2–3, 38

British task force sets sail to 68–70

Concordia Rock 75, 77

continuing night insertions into 116

difficult terrain of 207

history of 1–2

large force of Argentines lands on 36

penguins on 1, 269, 363

Port Stanley becomes new capital of 2

San Carlos amphibious landing, see San Carlos amphibious landing

Total Exclusion Zone (TEZ) around 76, 88, 105, 226

weather greatest challenge in 307

see also individual areas, features

Falkland Sound 108, 118, 131, 134, 137, 143, 148, 162, 192, 197, 203, 253, 259, 269

Falklands War:

Argentines’ formal surrender in 355

Black Buck raids during 79–80

burial of dead during 218, 344

clean-up after 361

deaths during, Argentinian 36, 37, 88, 106, 205, 214, 271, 305, 344, 349

deaths during, British 72–3, 90, 105, 119, 128, 130, 134, 138, 142, 149, 158, 166, 170, 171, 180, 182, 196, 199, 200, 205, 214, 215, 267, 270, 305, 306, 347, 349

final British action of 354

first fatality of 73

first set-piece battle of 191

‘for-real’ beginning of 76–7

and Goose Green, see Goose Green

hospital ships used in 192, 215, 219–21

napalm used in 201

reunion on 25th anniversary of 366–9

San Carlos landing mission during, see San Carlos amphibious landing

success of first covert mission of 78

Fanning Head 121, 122, 125, 129, 134, 143, 186, 198

Fearless , HMS 35, 41, 69, 70, 76, 93, 96, 108, 118–19, 129, 145, 154, 185, 192, 196, 249, 252, 259, 267, 311, 334

LCUs carried by 250

Featherstone, Lt Cdr Ed 154, 155

Fern Valley Creek 232

Finding, Lt Tim 64

Fitzgerald, Petty Officer Aircrewman Fitz 63

and Fortuna Glacier 10

Fitzroy xiv, 240–2, 248, 249, 255, 258, 272, 298, 317, 324

field hospital at 344

FOB, establishment of 282

preferred landing site 250

Flexman, Lt Cdr Rob 102–3, 246, 286, 344–5, 356–7

Fort Austin , RFA 43, 48–9, 50, 56, 91, 94, 113, 118

Fort Grange , RFA 166, 246, 277

Fortuna Glacier, SAS mission and rescue on 5–17, 11 , 54, 56–62

Foster, Lt Nick 39, 41, 48–50, 96, 113, 118, 172, 174

Ascension arrival of 42

and Atlantic Conveyor 178–80

and Sheffield survivors 91

Fox, Sub-Lt Ric 144, 146, 147–8, 152, 157, 164, 194, 236, 314–15

and hospital-ship inspection 219–21, 220

post-surrender 358–9, 360

Fox, Robert 190

Francis, Lt Ken 129–30

Freeman, Capt. 226

Gazelle:

blowing-up of 251

HB’s training in 23–5, 25

shooting-down of 128, 129–30, 269

Wessex compared with 26

General Belgrano , ARA 88, 92, 252

Geneva Convention 66, 219, 342

Georgeson, Lt Ian 56, 318

prisoner management by 66

long flying stint of 317

and Santa Fe 64

and Fortuna Glacier 7, 10–12, 13–14, 15, 56–7, 61

Glamorgan , HMS 81–3, 86–7, 109, 305, 331

Mirage jets’ attack on 86

Glasgow , HMS 106, 107

Gleeson, Cpl Kev 158, 194–6, 231, 243, 328–9

and Coventry 167–8, 169–70

on San Carlos landing mission 121, 125, 129–31, 135–6, 140–2

Goat Ridge 319 , 331, 345, 346, 349

Goodall, Chief Petty Officer Stewart 187

Goose Green 84, 108, 120, 121, 134, 137, 183, 185, 190, 191–2, 198, 200–1, 203, 206, 208, 239, 240, 249, 280–1, 282

Argentine surrender at 204–5

collection of bodies from 216–18

jets attack airstrip at 80

movement of Gurkhas from 280, 283–4, 286

Pucaras at 281, 281

second bombing raid on 90

softening up defences at 191

Green Rover , RFA 44–8

Greet, Colour Sgt Dave 144, 152, 164, 214–15, 358–9

Griffin, L. Cpl Brett 130

Grose, Flt Lt Nick 241

ground resonance 47–8

Grundy, Flt Lt Bob 116

Grytviken 36, 62, 64, 65

Guerrico , ARA 37

Hails, Lt Cdr Peter 101, 227, 229, 236

Hamilton, Capt John 58, 60, 61

Hanrahan, Brian 81

Harden, Lt Cdr Richard 39

Harden, Sub-Lt Sparky 96, 163, 236, 242–3, 277, 286–7

at reunion 368

Harper, Ldg Aircrewman Joe 64

Harper, Lt Ray 128

Harrier:

Ardent attackers intercepted by 138

Argentine attack aircraft shot down by 160

Argentine pilots aware of reputation of 162

Blue Fox radar of 89, 162

Canberra shot down by 87

crash-landing of 258

Daggers destroyed by 152

defence relies on overlapping patrols of 161–2

extraordinary effectiveness of 162

extraordinary sight of launch of 117

and Goose Green 84, 108, 191

Hercules shot down by 235

Hermes earmarked for operations with 69

intended Skyhawk attack broken off by 164

Narwhal crippled by 105

Port Stanley accident concerning 365

Pucaras destroyed by 134, 363

on San Carlos landing mission 127

shooting-down of 90, 160

Skyhawks shot down by 267

sound of 117

Harrower, Lt Willie 233–4, 298–9, 341–2

Hastings, Max 209, 317

Heathcote, Sub-Lt Paul ‘Hector’ 37–8, 94, 95, 158, 187, 194–6, 231, 243, 277

and Coventry 167–8, 169–70

Crabtree reprimands 170

long flying stint of 317

post-surrender 357–8, 360, 362, 366

at reunion 368

on San Carlos landing mission 121, 122, 123, 124–5, 129, 131, 135, 139–42 passim

helicopters:

‘bollocks’ attached to 189, 268, 301–2

deck landing of 43–8

discussed and described xxv–xxvi

expensive to learn to fly 23

heroic TV-screen sights of, during Galahad rescue 271

hydraulic systems on 146

inherently unstable 23

limited lifespan of parts for 38

need for more of 161

smoking among crews of 280

weight of 27

see also individual types by name

Hercules 41, 113, 116, 235, 245, 344

Heritier, Chief Fritz 13

Hermes , HMS 39, 41, 50, 70, 72, 90, 93, 162, 170, 177, 181, 188, 227, 246–7

about to be scrapped 69

chaff launched by 81

cramped conditions on 51

earmarked for Sea Harrier operations 69

and Pebble Island mission 108–12 passim

planning room on 76

withdraws for repairs 258–9

Horton, Lt Bob 78, 113–14, 119, 158

and Pebble Island mission 111

hospital ships 192, 215, 219–21

Huey 200

Hughes, Lt Tim ‘Flipper’ 230, 232–3, 242, 255–6, 260, 290, 345

and Sir Galahad 262–3, 263–4, 265, 267, 370

and Port Stanley operation 293–4, 295

Hullett, Lt Peter 332–4

Humphreys, Sub-Lt Paul 78

and Mount Kent mission 208

and Pebble Island mission 111

Hunt, Rex 36

Hutchings, Lt Dick 106–7

and Pebble Island mission 111

on one-way mission 114–16

Imrie, Ldg Aircrewman Peter 114, 115–16

Indonesia 19

Intrepid , HMS 35, 69–70, 94–5, 96–7, 118, 196, 250–1

LCUs carried by 250

Invincible , HMS 87, 162, 170, 211, 355

Argentines believe sunk 213

earmarked for Sea Harrier operations 69

one-way mission launches from 114