Falklands War: None of Us Believed it Would Really Happen

Land, Sea & Air - Stories from the Armed Forces - A podcast by Company of Makers

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“I would happily go to sea with them all over again, cracking bunch of guys, led by a cracking man.” We hear from Mick Dilucia, of HMS Coventry Flight, Coventry’s helicopter team. “The mood was fairly relaxed heading south… none of us believed it was ever going to happen…then Sandy Woodward briefed us… 'Look around amongst us because we might not all go home together…'” Mick was on the flightdeck on that fateful day, 25 May 1982, “…the order was given to turn to starboard...and that's wh...