Table of Contents
Foreword Air Vice-Marshal Andrew Roberts 7
Preface and Acknowledgements 9
Chapter 1 Nimrod MR2 and AEW Flight Testing Sir Charles Masefield 12
Chapter 2 Four Years on the Kipper Fleet Jim Walls 26
Chapter 3 A Fincastle Surprise and an Orient Express Colin Munslow 35
Chapter 4 Cold War and the Elinor Viking Andy Trotman 45
Chapter 5 An Overseas Winner Colin Pomeroy 53
Chapter 6 51 Squadron Nimrod R1 Jim Walls 68
Chapter 7 Nimrod Operations Jim Lawrence 80
Chapter 8 Early Operation Corporate - Falklands 1982 Michael Norris 93
Chapter 9 Anti-Submarine and Other Operations in the 1980s Joe Kennedy 108
Chapter 10 Argentina and the Falklands Derek Straw 124
Chapter 11 Falklands and Harpoon Missile Andy Nash 136
Chapter 12 AS.12 Missile and Post-Falklands Operation Andy Collins 149
Chapter 13 Support and Search and Rescue and Other Stories David Haigh Michael Norris John Burkey Ray Curran Moose Moxon Jeff Price Ian Hampton 164
Chapter 14 Iraq and Later Operations Joe Kennedy 191
Chapter 15 Nimrod Girl Shelley Faulkner 205
Chapter 16 Some Later Memories Justin Morris 219
Chapter 17 From the Past to the Future Mark Faulds 228
Chapter 18 Farewell Robert Trowern Bill Speight 234
Epilogue 242
Appendix 1 On Time and On Budget - Nimrod MRI Flight Testing John Smith 243
Appendix 2 MRA4 - An Open Letter to the Prime Minister Andy Trotman 247
Acronyms 249
Index 251
