Recorded interview with Wing Commander Ian Loughborough, 4 May 2022

Interview with Ian Loughborough, who served as an RAF Regiment officer including command of 63 Squadron RAF Regiment, equipped with Rapier surface to air missiles during the 1982 Falklands War.

Ian Loughborough remembers joining the RAF Regiment and serving with L40/70 Bofors light anti-aircraft guns in Singapore. He explains the role of the RAF Regiment, comments on the move from Bofors guns to Rapier surface to air missiles and remembers a Rapier detachment to Belize. He remembers deploying to the Falkland Islands for the 1982 war, while commanding 63 Squadron RAF Regiment, and describes the squadron’s operations during the conflict.