DOWNWIND, FOUR GREEN is an outcome of the research of VAdm Vinod Pasricha, which he started in 1978 and spent years sifting through records, photo albums of the squadron, the archives of the NHQ, to collect very valuable inputs and then put these put them in order. He also made efforts to verify all the data and only that included it in this book.
In this book besides giving all details concerning Sea Hawk flying and maintenance in the Indian Navy, the author has also given the history of the Sea Hawk operations in three other Navies (The Navy, where it started, as also in the Dutch and German Navies). Though there are many other books on the Sea Hawks, this is the only one, which gives details of its flying and operations from four totally diverse Navies. As a result, the contents of this book are a treasure for enthusiasts, as well as very informative for the general reader.
Here are some salient features :
Photographs included : 246
Maps/Diagrams/Sketches : 47
Tables giving important data about Seahawks (Not only of the Indian Navy Seahawks, but of all the navies which flew them) : 37
No of articles/inputs received from other Naviators and then compiled : 57
No of interesting snippets to elaborate the contents including some humourous ones : 65
An Appendix, which gives exhaustive data about Indian Navy Seahawks.
An Appendix explaining important naval/special terms and abbreviations.
All in all, it is worth reading and enjoying, more than being explained here!