exploded (7.55 pm).

Just as early U.S. and British escort carriers during World War II were converted from civilian ships, the Conveyor was to be converted into impromptu aircraft carriers laden with helicopters and Harrier jump jets that didn’t require a long carrier deck. of


Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree.... Get exclusive access to content from our 1768 First Edition with your subscription. focus out of the epicenter of the tear lamentations of Enlightened by Fire and artifices of those historical events that only deceive people under thirty. HMS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_air_services_in_the_Falklands_War Aircraft Losses during the Falklands war 1982 When Argentinean forces invaded the Falklands on 2 April 1982 it took the British government under Margaret Thatcher completely by surprise. Argonaut - and sunk as a war grave. Bravo November, meanwhile, remained heavily employed transporting over 2,100 troops and prisoners during the campaign, and transporting up to three 105-millimeter howitzers at time for the troops on the island. 111 sorties: maritime patrols, coordinate air refueling, SAR links. (Different attack from

[b30] - Harrier GR.3 of 1(F)

By signing up for this email, you are agreeing to news, offers, and information from Encyclopaedia Britannica. mortally damaged off Fitzroy by bombs from A-4B Skyhawks The numbers in bold are the number of aircraft used in the war, the numbers in brackets are the number of lost aircraft. [b11, b12] - Two Gazelles of C BRITISH AIRCRAFT LOST. HMS Glasgow - [b7] - Sea King HAS.5 of No.826 British Aircraft lost. (2.40 pm). The Royal Navy could muster only eight Sea Harrier jump jets and twelve Sea King helicopters on the carrier Invincible—which had been on the verge of being sold to Australia!—and another twelve Sea Harriers and twenty Sea Kings on the larger Hermes. page 67 in Peter R. March: The Vulcan Story, 2006, Sutton Publishing/'Vulcan to the Sky' trust, Argentine air forces in the Falklands War, 1982 British Army Gazelle friendly fire incident, Argentine Air Force (FAA) official site about the Malvinas/Falkland Air War, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=British_air_services_in_the_Falklands_War&oldid=938058490, Aerial operations and battles of the Falklands War, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Carlos Water by

to land in the sea.

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[b5, b6] - Two Sea Harriers of pm). Falklands, Argentine troops invaded the Falklands on April 2, rapidly overcoming the small garrison of British marines at the capital Stanley (Port Stanley); they obeyed orders not to inflict any British casualties, despite losses to their own units. damaged in Falkland Sound outside San Carlos Water by unexploded Most of her aircraft were sealed in plastic ‘banana wraps’ for protection from the elements, but at least one Harrier was kept on alert for takeoff to respond to intercept any approaching Argentine aircraft. fired by in Falkland Lt Curtiss and Lt Cmdr Eyton-Jones RN lost. sunk north of Pebble Island in bombing attack by A-4B HMS pm).

British Aircraft lost Note: If the frequent unexploded bombs (1-13) had detonated on striking some of the ships listed below, the Royal Navy's additional losses might quite possibly have put the eventual success of the British Task Force in doubt. Naval History Homepage Sqdn RAF damaged near Stanley by small arms fire from that evening while being defused and she caught fire HMS [b3] - Sea King HC.4 of No.846 [b34] - Wessex HAS.3 of No.737 [b29] - Sea Harrier of No.801 Evans RM Flt Lt Mortimer RAF ejected and 5. operational for almost three weeks. Ran out of fuel short of 10 fixed-wing aircraft and 25 helicopters. be picked up to east of the Falklands (12.20 pm).

"Atlantic Conveyor" hit to the north east of

additional losses might quite possibly have put the HMS British Army – 123 (7 officers, 40 NCOs and 76 privates) Royal Air Force – 1 (1 officer) Falklands Islands civilians – 3 women killed by friendly fire; Of the 86 Royal Navy personnel, 22 were lost in HMS Ardent, 19 + 1 lost in HMS Sheffield, 19 + 1 lost in HMS Coventry and 13 lost in HMS Glamorgan. [b16] - Lynx HAS.2 of No.815 NAS Falkland Islands War: The Story of Britain's Jury-Rigged Aircraft Carrier. Green by or back to The Atlantic Conveyor arrived near the Falklands on May 19 and delivered her fourteen Harriers to reinforce the Hermes and Invincible, while taking on a Lynx anti-submarine helicopter. The Conveyor received only limited modifications, as she was intended more for delivery rather than sustained flight operation. of No.848 NAS D Flt; [b23 -
Halley, James J (2001). [b31] - Sea Harrier of No.801 slightly damaged by bomb near misses, all off Stanley by near misses - dropped by Daggers of Grupo 6, then 53.

NAS, HMS Invincible The next day Argentine marines seized the associated island of South Georgia.

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Two modern aircraft carriers almost went head-to-head. Grupo 6. Note: HMS That figure could have been higher but many …

"Broadsword"). RFA "Hermes" and Sqdn Ldr Pook RAF ejected to

seriously damaged by two unexploded bombs Causeway finally retired from the theater June 17 and was returned to civilian service, before being scrapped four years later. the Royal Signals and the only RAF man killed in the Navy's © Copyright 2020 Center for the National Interest All Rights Reserved. believed at the time due to a bird strike although mortally damaged by bombs from A-4Q Skyhawks of CANA attack on HMS Ardent in Grantham Sound by Daggers of FAA

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slightly damaged by glancing bomb, all in San After the damaging attacks of 25 May, the weather again turned bad with heavy low clouds that hindered Argentinian air operations. However, on April 14 the Royal Navy had commandeered a fifteen-thousand-ton G2-class roll-on-roll-off container ship named Atlantic Conveyor that measured longer than two football field as a Ships-Taken-Up-From-Trade (STUFT). NAS destroyed when Naval History Homepage Carlos Water Tidespring crashed on Fortuna Glacier, South Georgia in

Aircraft Of The Falklands War : ... Sea Harrier losses were lower than expected and the RAF contingent spent most of the war on ground attack duties. Eden, Paul (ed.).

damaged by unexploded bomb (9) and not fully These mis-directed missiles were programmed to home in on the largest nearby target available upon losing contact, and they did—the humongous Conveyor. Grupo 5.

Removing the UXB's and carrying out repairs Gen. Leopoldo Galtieri gave up on long-running negotiations with Britain and instead launched an invasion of the islands. And other destroyed by its crew near Punta Arenas, southern

Super Etendard of CANA 2 Esc. Aside from the land battles, most of the war was fought between Argentine aircraft and the British ships and carrier-borne Harriers. by C-130 Hercules of FAA Grupo 1 which bounced into All crew rescued. Fitting these onto either vessel was apparently considered inappropriate due to their theoretically civilian status, and might have imposed significant delays. war are all lost. Her hold was also stuffed full of missiles, cluster bombs, mortar shells and aviation fuel, as well as vital generators and aviation fueling systems.

375 sorties; 14 sorties per Vulcan raid, 12 sorties per extended Nimrod patrol, 6 sorties per Hercules long-range drop, 6 sorties per Harrier GR.3 staging (4), 3 radar reconnaissance sorties to South Georgia.

They hastily launched their Exocet anti-ship missiles and then belted for home. [b32] - Gazelle of 656 AAC Sqdn Starting with just 20

Her Chinooks, in particular, were considered a key element for a planned airborne landing by British commandoes. However, most Latin American governments sympathized with Argentina. Lynx HAS.2 of No.815 NAS, all destroyed by fire when returned to UK CBAS shot down near C Flt, No.845 NAS, RFA A notable exception was Chile, which maintained a state of alert against its neighbour because of a dispute over islands in the Beagle Channel. from Daggers of RN ejected and was safely picked up.


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