Falklands pilot, 71, who shot down enemy plane in combat meets with former foes ...

'We were out to kill each other, but now we're friends': Falklands pilot, 71, who was last RAF airman to shoot down enemy plane in combat meets with former foes on return to island On June 8, 1982, RAF pilot David Morgan shot down Argentine Danilo Bolzan The veteran met his victim's son, Pablo, who held no resentment towards him He has also been good friend's with old Argentina foe Hector Sanchez since 1993

By Jack Elsom For Mailonline

Published: 14:46 GMT, 16 March 2019 | Updated: 14:48 GMT, 16 March 2019

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On June 8, 1982, at the height of the bloody Falklands War, a Sidewinder missile exploded out of a British Sea Harrier and raced towards an enemy Argentine plane.

It smashed into the aircraft, destroying the plane, killing its pilot and leaving the RAF man with lasting trauma. 

So, 37 years later, the British pilot returned to the islands where he once fought - to make friends with his victim's son. 

David Morgan, now 71, was seconded to the Fleet Air Arm in April 1982 to fly Sea Harriers in the Falklands War

David Morgan, now 71, was seconded to the Fleet Air Arm in April 1982 to fly Sea Harriers in the Falklands War

David Morgan, 71, last month met with Pablo Bolzán, 38, who is the son of the gunned down pilot Danilo Bolzán, according to the Telegraph. 

While Pablo had already heard a vague story of how his

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