Preview
  • Scram!

  • The Gripping First-Hand Account of the Helicopter War in the Falklands
  • By: Harry Benson
  • Narrated by: Johnnie Benson
  • Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins
  • 4.0 out of 5 stars (7 ratings)

Prime logo Prime members: New to Audible?
Get 2 free audiobooks during trial.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Scram!

By: Harry Benson
Narrated by: Johnnie Benson
Try for $0.00

$14.95/month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $24.95

Buy for $24.95

Pay using card ending in
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Taxes where applicable.

Publisher's summary

In April 1982, Harry Benson was a 21-year-old Royal Navy commando helicopter pilot fresh out of training and one of the youngest helicopter pilots to serve in the Falklands War. These pilots, nicknamed "junglies", flew most of the land-based missions in the Falklands in their Sea King and Wessex helicopters. Much of what happened in the war—the politics, task force ships, Sea Harriers, landings, Paras, and Marines—is well-known and documented. But almost nothing is known of the young commando helicopter pilots and aircrewmen who made it all happen on land and sea. This is their "Boys Own" story, told for the very first time.

Harry Benson has interviewed 40 of his former colleagues for the audiobook, creating a tale of skill, initiative, resourcefulness, humor, luck, and adventure. This is a fast-paced, meticulously researched, and compelling account written by someone who was there, in the cockpit of a Wessex helicopter. None of these pilots have spoken before about:

  • The two helicopter crashes and eventual rescue following a failed SAS mission high up on an in hospitable glacier in South Georgia
  • The harrowing story of the Exocet strike that sunk the transport ship Atlantic Conveyor
  • The daring missile raid on the Argentine high command in Port Stanley
  • The constant mortar fire faced while supporting troops and evacuating casualties
  • The hair-raising head-on attacks by Argentine jets on British helicopters
  • The extraordinary courage shown during the evacuation of the bombed landing ship Sir Galahad

If you liked Apache, Vulcan 607, and Chickenhawk, you'll love Scram! The word "scram" was coined by Falklands helicopter pilots to warn other "junglies" to go to ground or risk being shot down as Argentinean jets blasted through "bomb alley". The term has never been used before or since.

©2012 Harry Benson (P)2022 Harry Benson
activate_Holiday_promo_in_buybox_DT_T2

What listeners say about Scram!

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    2
  • 4 Stars
    3
  • 3 Stars
    2
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0
Performance
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    3
  • 4 Stars
    2
  • 3 Stars
    0
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0
Story
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    3
  • 4 Stars
    1
  • 3 Stars
    0
  • 2 Stars
    1
  • 1 Stars
    0

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.