Air Warfare In The Falklands 1982. David Morgan DSC. Classic Interview.

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In 1982 Argentina invaded a small group of Islands in the South Atlantic, in doing so it heralded the start of a campaign by Great Britain to retake them. The Falklands War only lasted a couple of months, but it was fought ferociously between the two countries.
One of the major concerns for the British was how they were going to gain air superiority. For Great Britain they had two smallish aircraft carriers, capable of carrying helicopters and the vertical/short take-off & landing Sea Harrier.
The initial small force of 20 Sea Harrier jump jets would have to counter the Argentine threat of about 200+ fast jets, including A-4 Skyhawk and French Dassault Mirage.
The Sea Harrier, which had only entered front-line service in March, 1980 was untested in a hostile environment. More over, the Blue Fox radar fitted in the nose of the aircraft, had only begun to be fitted from early 1981!
Aircraft from 800 & 801 Naval Air Squadrons (NAS) were boosted by aircraft from the headquarters & training unit, 899 NAS. Sea Harrier aircraft were also pulled in from development & testing at Dunsfold and Boscombe Down to supplement the other airframes.
From mid-May additional Sea Harriers arrived in the shape of the newly formed 809 NAS, and these were accompanied by 6 RAF Harrier GR.3. A couple of weeks later another 4 RAF Harriers arrived to the Task Force.
Many pilots were also still under conversion training, with some pilots transferred from the Royal Air Force (RAF) to help the senior service with the entry of the Sea Harrier to the front-line.
During the course of the Falklands War the Sea Harrier force shot-down almost 30 Argentine aircraft, without a single loss in air-to-air combat. Although 6 Sea Harrier were lost to various reasons, with the loss of 4 aircrew.
One of the standout sorties was that conducted by Lt David Morgan DSC & Lt David Smith, both from 800 NAS. The sortie on the evening of 8 June, 1982 has gone down in naval folklore, and this video covers that engagement.
This interview was conducted by ITN back in 1990 at Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton, and includes great detail of the shooting down of 3 Argentine Skyhawk aircraft.
This is a great, historical interview that gives the viewer a taste of aerial combat in the 20th century.
David Morgan DSC flew 50 combat sorties during the 1982 Falklands War. In total he caused the destruction of two Skyhaws and a Puma transport helicopter in the air. He also destroyed an Islander light transport aircraft on the ground as well as sharing in the destruction of another Puma and an Augusta 109 helicopter.
This made him the top-scoring British pilot during the war and on his return to the UK was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.
This video is dedicated to those Sea Harrier pilots that didn’t return home;
Lt Cdr G.W.J. Batt, DSC, RN-899 NAS
Lt Cdr J.E.Eyton-Jones, RN-801 NAS
Lt W.A. Curtis, RN- 801 NAS
Lt N. Taylor, RN-800 NAS
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[@pedrogalce7245]

here an Argentine, all my respects gentlemen it was a good fight of men

[@maximolina1705]

brave pilot. and the recognition of his Argentine comrades with their patch on the shoulder of group 5 of hunting and attack

[@stevedavison6004]

Thank you Sir (a Foxtrot 4 survivor)

[@paulmcdonough1093]

fantastic real pro well done Dave Morgan .my uncle was ain 2 para at goose green at the time may 27th . corporal dave abols .

[@militaryaviationtv]

Goose Green; Now there was a short, bloody battle! Pass on our regards to your Uncle, Paul.

[@benmoon6104]

The forth one got away to take the story home. Brilliant!

[@militaryaviationtv]

Yep, it's a classic comment... 😁

[@garethmitchell8140]

Dave Morgan was initially in the Navy but transferred to the Air Force and was a Flt Lt in the RAF during the conflict. He left RAF after transferring to the RN a couple of years after the Falklands campaign, being promoted to Lt Cmdr in the process.

[@militaryaviationtv]

Yes Gareth, and Dave spent the last years of service with the RN finishing on 899 Naval Air Squadron.

[@lawrenceabbott5292]

RIP Sharkey Ward

[@militaryaviationtv]

Indeed...Very, Very sad news, and what a legend he truly was...

[@mickyday2008]

Brilliant

[@militaryaviationtv]

Thank you.

[@johnsanders2266]

Small world, Brian Johnson, who was a young Chief Petty Officer at the time, was responsible for the repair of Dave Morgans' 'Cab' what it returned to Hermes!

[@militaryaviationtv]

Yes John, it explains that at the end of the video...

[@ondrejdobrota7344]

LCU F4 lost 6 with bomb hit, not five.

[@militaryaviationtv]

Not sure what you mean?

[@ondrejdobrota7344]

@@militaryaviationtv Skyhawk hit Landing Craft Utility number F4 by bomb and sink it with 6 men (including Commander) lost, 2 survived. Its clear. You dont know it?

[@militaryaviationtv]

@@ondrejdobrota7344 thanks for that. Yes, we are awrae, just didn't know what your abbreviation meant. Thank you.

[@stephenpotts1158]

Territorial indoctrination by Argentina almost led to war with Chile in 1978, and led to the Falklands War in 1982. Falklands -Argentina's Imaginary Territory (1 pg):- www.academia.edu/35715281/Falklands_Argentinas_Imaginary_Territory

[@EdMcF1]

Yes, Operación Soberanía, after rejected the finding of the International Arbitration that Argentina and Chile had agreed to. There is a lot of stuff on YT in Spanish discussing this with the Chilean Generals/Admirals at the time.

[@Galla_.189]

Malvinas argentinas!

[@militaryaviationtv]

Las Malvinas son británicas 😜

[@Galla_.189]

@@militaryaviationtv robadas por inglaterra, las malvinas fueron, son y seran argentinas!

[@plodus8204]

@@Galla_.189British and always will be,you tried once and got your arses kicked,learn the lesson!

[@pedrogalce7245]

siempre😄

[@Fredchiodi]

@@plodus8204 well.... you suffered many losses fom warships, so... our arses were kicked too... wars suck anway

[@peterstubbs5934]

800 Sqn plan: Field an ineffective CAP at altitude, DONT use the radar effectively and only pick up incoming at 10 miles average, let the Argies Fly in and once theyve DROPPED their ordnance and killed our men or destroyed/damaged our ships THEN try to shoot them down on their way back to Argentina. 801 SQN PLAN: Fly EFFECTIVE CAP at low level, pick up Argentine aircraft at approx 20 miles distance, dissuade or shoot down incoming Argie aircraft. Read or listen to "Sea Harrier Over The Falklands" by Wing Cdr (RIP) Sharkey Ward RN.

[@militaryaviationtv]

It's been an age old discussion why the tactics between 800 & 801 were so different. It was probably down to a lack of understanding of the ability of the Blue Fox radar, Sidewinder 9L, the Sea Harrier and the highly skilled aircrew. As Sharkey told us many times, the command structure wanted to employ the SHAR in a very different way to which he did! There was also problems within the 800 engineering team to get the radar working so effectively as their counterparts were doing. Nevertheless, the skill, bravery and dedication to task from all the air & ground crew was exceptional.