{"id":100191,"date":"2026-05-22T02:00:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T06:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=100191"},"modified":"2026-01-07T13:49:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T18:49:54","slug":"the-real-life-british-top-gun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2026\/05\/22\/the-real-life-british-top-gun\/","title":{"rendered":"The Real-Life British Top Gun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qPiYZARE3jw?si=Q6l_V7yLRmEY952S\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Imperial War Museums<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 7 Jan 2026<\/p>\n<p>This video take an in depth look at the Sea Harrier. We cover its development, the air battle for the Falklands in 1982 and renowned Sea Harrier pilot Nigel &#8220;Sharkey&#8221; Ward.<\/p>\n<p>0:00 Introducing Sea Harrier ZA175<br \/>\n0:57 Why the Sea Harrier?<br \/>\n2:00 Harrier Development<br \/>\n2:40 GR.3 vs Sea Harrier<br \/>\n3:30 Nigel &#8220;Sharkey&#8221; Ward<br \/>\n4:35 The Falklands Conflict<br \/>\n5:39 Preparing for Battle<br \/>\n7:12 The Air War<br \/>\n9:11 The AIM-9L Sindewinder<br \/>\n9:54 Sharkey&#8217;s Kill<br \/>\n11:41 The Sea Harrier&#8217;s Record<br \/>\n12:17 What happened to Sharkey and ZA 175?<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>VISIT IWM DUXFORD<\/p>\n<p>Get up close with our Sea Harrier ZA175: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbnVzRUpPUHJ4RTRxRmM4bDdtMTIzMzlCdmk4QXxBQ3Jtc0trUlNvT0V2M2Rmd1VGVFNoX1BUbzl5WEp0RURGdk8xc2FBbWM4c0RjS0VmOW5HWURSUi16NS1pX1ByUlFoY3h0OHl6WFNhRlhXTjFzUFRpV3otdFJCb3BLaERLbEpYQ1JndUF5bm56SzdwTmNCU2lPbw&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.iwm.org.uk%2Fvisits%2Fiwm-duxford&#038;v=qPiYZARE3jw\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.iwm.org.uk\/visits\/iwm-dux&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\nFILM CLIPS<\/p>\n<p>Explore and licence the film clips used in this video: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa3pRaDd6a180Vjh5TkMtcW04cllqOU9UbWE3UXxBQ3Jtc0tucUZtZ0RaWEcxN0NFMW1EMmktb3JXZXZ1ZUxHUHFndjBWZXVkUVNud1g2WVBNcncwZUhjemtFbUZCYVpOMzdwZkJKU1JrdVg1alNRZWt5YkxIUkFMdDQ1NDVuOWlhdUpqYW1MSDI2bmlhMXQxcjV2bw&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Ffilm.iwmcollections.org.uk%2Fcollections%2F_WAZmbD95&#038;v=qPiYZARE3jw\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/film.iwmcollections.org.uk\/co&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/x.com\/I_W_M<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Imperial War Museums Published 7 Jan 2026 This video take an in depth look at the Sea Harrier. 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