Borneo boys: RAF helicopter pilots in action - Indonesian confrontation, 1962-1966 9781783469161, 9781783464500, 178346450X, 1783469161
The author, Roger Annett, experienced first-hand the events detailed here. Flying with 215 Squadron, and co-piloting Arg
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English Pages xxx, 306 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps Year 2012;2013
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Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Foreword
Author's Note
Introduction
Glossary
Prelude
Chapter 1 --
The Brunei Rebellion
Chapter 2 --
Tern Hill Tyros
Chapter 3 --
The Sharp End
Chapter 4 --
Into the Fray
Chapter 5 --
The Pace Quickens
Chapter 6 --
Frontier in Flames
Chapter 7 --
RAF Navigator on Naval Base
Chapter 8 --
At Full Throttle
Chapter 9 --
Transfer to 225
Chapter 10 --
Over the Border
Chapter 11 --
Conversions to Rotaries
Chapter 12 --
Holding the Line
Chapter 13 --
Showdown at Plaman Mapu
Chapter 14 --
Counter-Punch
Chapter 15 --
Views from the Ground. Chapter 16 --
The Sparring ContinuesChapter 17 --
Stalemate
Chapter 18 --
The High Tide Turns
Chapter 19 --
Jungly Mission to the Gaat
Chapter 20 --
Shadow-boxing
Chapter 21 --
The Bumpy Road to Peace
Chapter 22 --
Mopping Up
Postlude
Appendix 1 --
Post-Borneo Curricula Vitae
Appendix 2 --
A Week in the Life of Colin Ford
Appendix 3 --
Self Athorisation Certificates
Appendix 4 --
Mike McKinley's Flying Logbook Extracts
Appendix 5 --
Presentations made to 225 Squadron RAF during their two years in Borneo
Notes
Bibliography
Index.
