Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant Gary Rogan, 1 March 2022

Interview with Gary Rogan, who served as an RAF helicopter crewman in Chinook and Puma helicopters, including service during the 1982 Falklands War with 18 Squadron in Chinook Bravo November.

Gary Rogan joined the RAF as an air traffic control assistant before training as a helicopter crewman. He describes his role in Puma helicopters with 33 Squadron, including deployment to Belize, and explains how he converted to the Chinook. He served during the 1982 Falklands War with 18 Squadron, flying in Chinook Bravo-November. He describes various aspects of Chinook operations, including an occasion on which the helicopter hit the sea.