Elizabeth II Charles, who was visiting the country with Diana, Princess of Wales, and Prince William. From April to September 1982, the Queen was anxious but proud of her son, Prince Andrew, who was serving with British forces during the Falklands War. On 9 July, the Queen awoke in her bedroom at Buckingham Palace to find an intruder, Michael Fagan, in the room with her. In a serious lapse of security, assistance only arrived after two calls to the Palace police switchboard. After hosting US President Ronald Reagan at Windsor Castle in 1982 and visiting his California ranch in 1983, the Queen
Flight of the Intruder (novel) the restrictive and complex rules of engagement. Realistic features included unreliable missiles and smokey engines for the Phantom. (As in real life, the trail would disappear in afterburner.) At lower realism settings, F-4's had missiles and an internal cannon - in contrast to real USN whose F-4's were armed only with missiles. "Flight of the Intruder" lays the groundwork for other Stephen Coonts novels. In particular, "The Intruders", which details Grafton's flying in the immediate aftermath of the Vietnam War, and "Final Flight" (written before the other sequels) which shows Grafton as CAG of an aircraft carrier boarded by terrorists.