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The Falklands War in the air

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4.34.7K Ratings

🗓️ 30 October 2020

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Aviation historian Rowland White explores the events of the 1982 Falklands War through the story of Britain’s Sea Harrier jump jet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:50.3

I'm Emily Cawthorthorne.

0:56.6

Today's podcast guest is Roland White, a historian and author specialising in aviation.

1:03.4

He's the author of Harrier 809, which tells the story of the 1982 Falklands War

1:09.5

by zoning in on the park played by the C. Harrier

1:12.7

Jump Jet and the Reformed 809 Squadron. Roland spoke to BBC History magazine editor, Rob Atar.

1:21.0

Roland, you've written several books on aviation history before. What was it that drew you to the

1:26.3

story you've covered in this book? Well, I was

1:29.0

11 years old when the Falklands War was fought. And I suppose as a kid growing up in the 70s,

1:35.7

I'd made Airfix models and I'd read Commando comic and things. I think, you know, anyone who grew up

1:42.7

in the 70s had a childhood

1:44.4

sort of infused by the sort of legends and stories of Second World War. And of course,

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