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Flying The Harrier: Germany To The Falklands War. Mr. Ian Mortimer.

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Flying The Harrier: Germany To The Falklands War. Mr. Ian Mortimer.

Post by lmgaylard » Sat Jul 02, 2022 11:02 am

Hello all.

Ian 'Morts' Mortimer was an RAF pilot who served for 2 years on the RAF Germany Harrier Force in the mid-1970's.

In 1979 Ian was posted to the Royal Navy to help the Fleet Air Arm bring the new Sea Harrier FRS.1 into service.

Serving under the legendary Nigel 'Sharkey' Ward, Ian served on 700A Intensive Flying Trials Unit (IFTU), 899 Naval Air Squadron (NAS), & 801 NAS.

Ian was the first Sea Harrier Air Warfare Instructor (AWI), as well as the first official Sea Harrier display pilot.

This talk was given to the Fleet Air Arm Branch of the Royal Aeronautical Society at RNAS Yeovilton in January, 2020.
In this talk Ian gives an oversight of his days flying the Harrier for both the RAF & Royal Navy. It includes his feelings on operating in Germany, and also being shot down during the Falklands War of 1982, and being rescued by a Royal Navy Sea King after 8 hours in a dingy!

It is an excellent insight into a fighter pilot flying the immortal Harrier!

Link; https://youtu.be/IT_ff8XNLrE

Thanks for looking.
'its a lot less bover in the hover'

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