Interview with David Henry Spencer Morgan

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British cadet served with Royal Naval College, Dartmouth in GB, 1966-1967; trained as pilot with Fleet Air Arm and Royal Air Force in GB, 1967-1969; officer served as pilot with 72 Squadron, RAF in GB and Northern Ireland, 1970-1973; served with Harrier Force, Royal Air Force Germany at RAF Wildenrath, West Germany, 1973-1976; trained on Harrier Conversion Course with Royal Air Force in GB, 1976-1978; served with 3 Sqdn, Royal Air Force Germany at RAF Gütersloh, West Germany, 1979-1981; served with Royal Air Force on attachment to 809 Naval Air Sqdn, Fleet Air Arm at HMS Heron, Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton, GB, 1982; served with 800 Naval Air Sqdn, Fleet Air Arm aboard HMS Hermes in South Atlantic during Falklands War, 4/1982-6/1982; served with 899 Naval Air Sqdn, Fleet Air Arm in GB, 1982-1984

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REEL 1 Background in Folkestone, GB, 1947-1966: family; father's experiences in Fleet Air Arm during Second World War; early interest in aviation; education and membership of Combined Cadet Force; sporting activities; health problem effecting potential naval sponsorship. Aspects of period as cadet with Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, GB, 1966-1967: acceptance as cadet; avoiding morning run; status as supplementary cadet; sea training on minesweeper. Recollections of flying training with Fleet Air Arm in GB, 1967-1969: nature of flying training as cadet; impressions of De Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk; pattern of instruction; spinning aircraft; skills needed; cadets attitude to flying. REEL 2 Continues: soloing, including memories of first flight in Hawker Hunter; taking off; landing aircraft; importance of airmanship; formation flying; night flying; instrument flying; use of Link Trainer; looping aircraft; slow rolling De Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk; description of power roll in De Havilland DHC-1 Chipmunk; attitude towards aerobatics. REEL 3 Continues: pattern of instruction; precautionary landing training; escape and evasion exercise; move to HMS Seahawk, Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose to start helicopter course; contrast between flying fixed winged aircraft and helicopters; potential problems when flying helicopters; method of hovering helicopter; pattern of flying training in helicopters; night flying in helicopters; formation flying in helicopters; method of gauging distance; allocation to anti-submarine work. REEL 4 Continues: reasons for leaving Fleet Air Arm. Aspects of flying training with Royal Air Force in GB, 1969-1970: background to joining RAF; flying Jet Provost at No 3 Flying Training School, RAF at RAF Leeming; problems with altitude flying; flying Westland Sioux and Westland Whirlwind; opinion of Westland Wessex; Recollections of operations as pilot with 72 Squadron, RAF in GB and Northern Ireland, 1970-1973: joining squadron, early 1970; deployment to Northern Ireland; effects of Provisional Irish Republican Army's (PIRA) use of surface-to-air missiles; moving troops; amusing story of dropping troops in Republic of Ireland by mistake; incident of squadron helicopter coming under ground fire; crew armament; threats to helicopters; amusing story of Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) attack on navigation system; abortive attempt to capture aircraft bringing in arms to Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA). REEL 5 Continues: typical daily routine in Northern Ireland; threats from ground. Aspects of period as officer with Harrier Force, Royal Air Force Germany at RAF Wildenrath, West Germany, 1973-1976: role searching for potential sites that Hawker Siddeley Harrier to land on; size and composition of ground support units for Hawker Siddeley Harrier; nature of 'war' sites; reasons for wanting to fly Hawker Siddeley Harrier; question of how long Harrier Force could hold out against an attack by Warsaw Pact forces. Aspects of flying training on Harrier Conversion Course with Royal Air Force in GB, 1976-1978: background to obtaining place on course; nature of flying fast jets; character of Hawker Hunter. REEL 6 Continues: pattern of advanced flying training; air gunnery and bombing including use of cluster bombs and rockets; attending helicopter course; requirement to fly in hover when using Hawker Siddeley Harrier; start of course; taking off in Hawker Siddeley Harrier; landing in conventional attitude in Hawker Siddeley Harrier; landing vertically in Hawker Siddeley Harrier; how it handled in air. REEL 7 Continues: importance of wind and fuel; weapons carried on Hawker Siddeley Harrier; effects on ground run of having weapons on board; photo-reconnaissance role of Hawker Siddeley Harrier. Recollections of period as pilot with 3 Sqdn, Royal Air Force Germany in West Germany, 1979-1981: interest in photo-reconnaissance work; night flying; appointment to squadron at RAF Gütersloh; question of effects of potential Warsaw Pact attack on RAF Gütersloh; memories of commanding officer Squadron Leader Richard Crawford; question of air-to-air combat skills of Harrier Force; role of Harrier force in Germany; organisation of squadron; character of Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.3. REEL 8 Continues: role as squadron Electronic Warfare Officer; Warsaw Pact radar capabilities; descriptions of methods of avoiding radar systems; character of exercises carried out; nature of off base exercises; use of site approximating 'war site' during exercise; question of lack of restrictions on areas used for exercises in West Germany. REEL 9 Continues: Aspects of period as pilot with Royal Air Force on attachment to 809 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm at HMS Heron, Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton, GB, 1982: joining squadron on exchange posting; use of Blue Fox Radar; description of ski jump ramp; role of Hawker Siddeley Sea Harrier FRS1; nature of conversion course; hearing news of Argentinian invasion of Falkland Islands, 4/1982. Recollections of operations as pilot with 800 Sqdn, Fleet Air Arm aboard HMS Hermes in South Atlantic during Falklands War, 4/1982-6/1942: background to inclusion in squadron as pilot; first deck landing on HMS Hermes; opinion that Argentinean forces would fight; reception on arrival on board aircraft carrier; accommodation on board; briefing room; messing arrangements; composition of squadron; familiarisation with aircraft carrier; aircraft camouflage; decision to use cluster bombs against Stanley Airfield. REEL 10 Continues: training during voyage south; sea conditions; ideas to jam Argentinean radar; intelligence on Argentinean forces; degree of awareness of situation; anchoring off Ascension Island; live firing on voyage; squadron interceptions of Argentine Air Force Boeing 747 aircraft; reaction to prospect of having to shoot down unarmed Boeing 747; arrival in Total Exclusion Zone and prioritisation of Stanley Airfield as target; presence of Brian Hanrahan and his team on board; plan for attack on Stanley Airfield; preparations for attacks and intervention of Captain Lin Middleton. REEL 11 Continues: further details of plan for attack on Stanley Airfield, 1/5/1982; taking off from carrier; loss of navigational equipment; approach flight to target; initial reaction to sight of anti-aircraft fire over Stanley Airfield; height flown on approach to target and character of anti-aircraft fire; dropping cluster bomb on target; effects of anti-aircraft hit on his aircraft; return flight back to aircraft carrier; nature of damage to aircraft; landing back on aircraft carrier; importance of training and reaction to landing back on carrier; reaction to Argentinean anti-aircraft barrage; damage caused to Stanley Airfield by Avro Vulcan and Hawker Siddeley Sea Harrier FRS1; low-level flying carried out during attacks; method of attacking airfields. REEL 12 Continues: reaction to Flight Lieutenant Ian Mortimer's search for Argentinean Fleet, night 1/5/1982-2/5/1982; effect of sinking of Argentine Navy crusier ARA General Belgrano on Argentinean naval threat; nature of threat from Argentine Navy; effect of weather conditions on flying; incident of landing on aircraft carrier in poor weather; sight of attack on HMS Sheffield, 4/5/1982; loss of Lieutenant Nick Taylor during attack on Goose Green, 4/5/1982; reaction to wartime losses; flying Combat Air Patrols (CAPs); degrees of alert; duration of Combat Air Patrols (CAPs); attempt to attack Argentine Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules; fatigue during operational and alcohol consumption; camouflaging of aircraft for South Atlantic. REEL 13 Continues: weather conditions, 5/5/1982; further details of landing in poor weather; fatigue; question of reasons for loss of Lieutenant Al Curtis and Lieutenant Commander John Eyton-Jones, 6/5/1942; attack on Argentine Navy trawler ARA Narwal, 9/5/1982; unwinding on 11/5/1982; attacks on HMS Coventry; question of performance of equipment; blockading Falkland Islands; effects of contracting cold. REEL 14 Continues: photo-reconnaissance interpretation work; facilities for photo-reconnaissance on board aircraft carrier; photo-reconnaissance work; arrival of reinforcements and 1 Sqdn, RAF; passing information onto new arrivals, 18/5/1982; loss of helicopter carrying Special Air Service; role covering landings at San Carlos Bay; shooting down of Flight Lieutenant Jeff Glover, 21/5/1982; attacks on Argentine Navy Douglas A-4 Skyhawk aircraft by Lieutenant Clive Morrell and Flight Lieutenant John Lemming, 21/5/1982; shooting down of Mirage Daggers by Lieutenant Commander Neill Thomas and Lieutenant Commander Nigel 'Sharkey' Ward, 21/5/1982; successes and air losses during 21/5/1982. REEL 15 Continues: reasons for misfiring of AIM-9 Sidewinder Missile; question of claims for 21/5/1982; shooting down of Westland Puma helicopter, 23/5/1982; attitude towards shooting down helicopter and prospect of Flight Lieutenant Jeff Glover being on board; reaction to loss of Lieutenant Commander Gordon Batt, 23/5/1982; attitude of pilots towards not having shot down any aircraft; attempt to attack FMA IA 58 Pucara near Stanley whilst under missile attack; effects of loss of SS Atlantic Conveyor. REEL 16 Continues: sinking of HMS Coventry, 25/5/1982; decrease in number of Argentinean raids; shooting down of Squadron Leader Bob Iveson and Squadron Leader Jerry Pook; arrival of first laser guided bombs; abortive Tigercat Missile attack on his aircraft, 29/5/1982; 1 Squadron attack on Stanley Airfield, 31/5/1982; listening to Lieutenant Commander Nigel 'Sharkey' Ward's attack Lockheed C-130 Hercules transport, 1/6/1982; shooting down of Flight Lieutenant Ian Mortimer by missile, 1/6/1982; operational communication; abortive take off with faulty nozzles, 2/6/1982. REEL 17 Continues: operations on 1/6/1982; further details of abortive take off with faulty nozzles, 2/6/1982; character of air operations, 3/6/1982-4/6/1982; attempts of HMS Invincible to catch Lockheed C-130 Hercules, night 4/6/1982; use of metal strip at San Carlos Bay, 5/6/1982; acquisition of geese from metal strip at San Carlos Bay; qualifying for night landing; nature of operations, 5/6/1982-8/6/1982; flying Westland Wessex, 8/6/1982; damage to metal strip at San Carlos Bay; sight of bombed RFA Sir Tristan and RFA Sir Galahad, 8/6/1982. REEL 18 Continues: account of shooting down of Douglas A-4 Skyhawk aircraft over Fitzroy area, 8/6/1982; reaction to attacking Douglas A-4 Skyhawk aircraft; problems identifying targets on ground; missile attacks; amusing story of pilot who viewed film with Argentine forces pointing surface-to-air missile at his aircraft; state of Stanley Airfield; damage to Squadron Leader Peter Squire's aircraft. REEL 19 Continues: sight of exploding Tigercat Missile at Stanley Airfield; contact with Hercules in thunderstorm, 13/6/1982; attempts to hit Argentinean senior staff at Stanley; reaction to Argentinean forces; post-conflict operations; trialling air defence system; availability and developments of equipment during conflict; nature of tactics used; opinion of Argentinean pilots; prevalence of air combat training in Fleet Air Arm; story of meeting with former Argentine Air Force pilot Héctor Sanchez pilot of a Douglas A-4 Skyhawk he shot down in London, GB, 1994; how aerial combat is viewed. REEL 20 Continues: start of return voyage to GB, late 6/1982; vectoring onto Royal Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules on return journey; problems of urinating wearing flying suit; keeping diary during conflict; reception on return to Portsmouth; anti-climax on return to GB; problems with Post- Traumatic Stress Disorder after conflict; question of origins of his Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. REEL 21 Continues: second period aboard HMS Illustrious off Falkland Islands, 9/1982-10/1982; meeting with Royal Air Force station commander to hear of award of Distinguished Flying Cross; simulated attack on Stanley Airfield; return to GB, 10/1982. Aspects of period as pilot with Royal Air Force on attachment to 899 Naval Air Sqdn, Fleet Air Arm in GB, 1982-1984: instructional duties; description of air display work; participation in bicentennial celebrations in New York, United States of America; reasons for restrictions on Royal Air Force Hawker Siddeley Harrier air displays; test flight work; lack of individual characteristics of aircraft; description of full air test. REEL 22 Continues: incidents when he had engine failures in Hawker Siddeley Harrier; transfer from Royal Air Force to Royal Navy at the end of squadron service. Aspects of period as pilot with Fleet Air Arm in GB, 1984-1991: pattern of service; question of lessons of Falklands War being lost; leaving Fleet Air Arm, 1991; role of Air Warfare Instructor; improvements to British Aerospace/BAe Sea Harrier since Falklands War. Aspects of period as civilian pilot in GB, 1991-2012: first employment as pilot in Slovakia on leaving Fleet Air Arm; job offers on return to GB and employment with Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd; flying as commercial pilot. REEL 23 Continues: opinion of Boeing 747; simulated engine failures in Boeing 747; bird strikes on his aircraft; civilian air display work; flying North American P-51 Mustang and De Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth. Attitude towards service with Fleet Air Arm in Falklands War, 1982.

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Category: Sound
Related period: 1990 to the present day (production), 1945-1989 (content), 1945-1989 (association)
Creator: IWM (Production company)
McDonough, Richard (Recorder)
Morgan, David Henry Spencer (Interviewee/Speaker)
Production date: 2012-02-03
Dimensions: whole: Duration 690, Number Of Items 23
Catalogue number: 33735

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