Special Forces Pilot Hutchings Colonel Richard DSC
Special Forces Pilot Hutchings Colonel Richard DSC As a Commando helicopter pilot, the author served with 846 Naval Air Squadron in the Falklands War and was decorated for gallantry (DSC). Events are…
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Special Forces Pilot Hutchings Colonel Richard DSC
As a Commando helicopter pilot, the author served with 846 Naval Air Squadron in the Falklands War and was decorated for gallantry (DSC). Events are described in detail including the development of pioneering night operating procedures and the conduct of covert and other operationally sensitive missions. The author re-lives his part in operations, in particular Special Forces intelligence gathering and direct action missions, including the Pebble Island raid.
Dick was Captain of the Sea King that carried the Special Forces team into Argentina. The book includes hitherto undisclosed material relating to Operation MIKADO, the ill-fated Special Forces mission in Argentina with its disastrous consequences for the Task Force. The operation is described in detail including events in the air and on the ground in Argentina and Chile.
Dick recalls his encounter with the Chilean authorities,