Scram!
Harry Benson
*40th anniversary audio edition*
In April 1982 Harry Benson was a 21 year-old Royal Navy commando helicopter pilot, fresh out of training and one of the youngest helicopter pilots to serve in the Falklands War. These pilots, nicknamed 'junglies', flew most of the land-based missions in the Falklands in their Sea King and Wessex helicopters. Much of what happened in the war -- the politics, task force ships, Sea Harriers, landings, Paras and Marines -- is well-known and documented. But almost nothing is known of the young commando helicopter pilots and aircrewmen who made it all happen on land and sea. This is their 'Boys Own' story, told for the very first time.
Harry Benson has interviewed forty of his former colleagues for the book creating a tale of skill, initiative, resourcefulness, humour, luck, and adventure. This is a fast-paced, meticulously researched and compelling account written by someone who was there, in the cockpit of a Wessex helicopter.
None of these pilots has spoken before about:
- The two helicopter crashes and eventual rescue following a failed SAS mission high up on an in hospitable glacier in South Georgia
- The harrowing story of the Exocet strike that sunk the transport ship Atlantic Conveyor
- The daring missile raid on the Argentine high command in Port Stanley
- The constant mortar fire faced while supporting troops and evacuating casualties
- The hair-raising head-on attacks by Argentine jets on British helicopters
- The extraordinary courage shown during the evacuation of the bombed landing ship 'Sir Galahad'
If you liked Apache, Vulcan 607 and Chickenhawk, you'll love Scram! The word "Scram" was coined by Falklands helicopter pilots to warn other 'junglies' to go to ground or risk being shot down as Argentinean jets blasted through 'bomb alley'. The term has never been used before or since.
Duration - 10h 27m.
Author - Harry Benson.
Narrator - Johnnie Benson.
Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023.
Copyright - © 2022 Harry Benson ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
*40th anniversary audio edition* In April 1982 Harry Benson was a 21 year-old Royal Navy commando helicopter pilot, fresh out of training and one of the youngest helicopter pilots to serve in the Falklands War. These pilots, nicknamed 'junglies', flew most of the land-based missions in the Falklands in their Sea King and Wessex helicopters. Much of what happened in the war -- the politics, task force ships, Sea Harriers, landings, Paras and Marines -- is well-known and documented. But almost nothing is known of the young commando helicopter pilots and aircrewmen who made it all happen on land and sea. This is their 'Boys Own' story, told for the very first time. Harry Benson has interviewed forty of his former colleagues for the book creating a tale of skill, initiative, resourcefulness, humour, luck, and adventure. This is a fast-paced, meticulously researched and compelling account written by someone who was there, in the cockpit of a Wessex helicopter. None of these pilots has spoken before about: - The two helicopter crashes and eventual rescue following a failed SAS mission high up on an in hospitable glacier in South Georgia - The harrowing story of the Exocet strike that sunk the transport ship Atlantic Conveyor - The daring missile raid on the Argentine high command in Port Stanley - The constant mortar fire faced while supporting troops and evacuating casualties - The hair-raising head-on attacks by Argentine jets on British helicopters - The extraordinary courage shown during the evacuation of the bombed landing ship 'Sir Galahad' If you liked Apache, Vulcan 607 and Chickenhawk, you'll love Scram! The word "Scram" was coined by Falklands helicopter pilots to warn other 'junglies' to go to ground or risk being shot down as Argentinean jets blasted through 'bomb alley'. The term has never been used before or since. Duration - 10h 27m. Author - Harry Benson. Narrator - Johnnie Benson. Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023. Copyright - © 2022 Harry Benson ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:12
40th anniversary edition
Duration:00:02:03
Introduction
Duration:00:02:36
Foreword
Duration:00:04:50
Helicopters
Duration:00:02:13
Prologue
Duration:00:03:22
Chapter 1 an inauspicious start
Duration:00:20:59
Chapter 2 junglies
Duration:00:31:09
Chapter 3 april fools
Duration:00:29:05
Chapter 4 not a 'first tourist' day
Duration:00:21:41
Chapter 5 kicking off
Duration:00:40:54
Chapter 6 preparing to land
Duration:00:41:50
Chapter 7 d day
Duration:00:39:39
Chapter 8 'air raid warning red, scram!'
Duration:00:28:45
Chapter 9 coventry and conveyor
Duration:00:37:42
Chapter 10 break out
Duration:00:38:27
Chapter 11 advance
Duration:00:27:42
Chapter 12 reinforcements
Duration:00:41:59
Chapter 13 disaster at port pleasant
Duration:00:44:44
Chapter 14 dash and panache
Duration:00:42:12
Chapter 15 'follow me boys'
Duration:00:52:22
Chapter 16 white flags
Duration:00:54:47
Epilogue
Duration:00:18:20
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:16