But the bold Argentine A-4 Skyhawks’ efforts were all for naught: Argentina surrendered to the British the following day.
Argentines are unraveling what happened under the country's ruthless dictatorship decades ago. One investigation led to a "death flight" plane, used to throw citizens to their deaths.
It's unusual to see aircraft dogfighting across the skies, but that doesn't mean the practice has stopped completely.
The Royal Air Force is for the first time using the “spoils of war” captured from Argentina in the 1982 Falklands Conflict to provide aircraft and parts in front-line squadrons. A senior RAF ...
Coincidentally, two of the planes were shot down by the British military during the Falklands War, the 1982 conflict that helped precipitate the regime's collapse the following year. The three ...
The Falklands War of 1982 remains a defining event in the ... F-16 jets, especially if supported by refueling aircraft, could compromise local British air superiority over the Falklands.
Two of the planes were shot down by the British during the Falklands war. Argentina's surrender in that conflict ended the dictatorship in 1983. The rest of the planes were sold off. One went to ...
Whatever your opinion on the moral rights and wrongs of the Falklands War, it is inescapably one of the most significant historical events of the 1980s. When Argentinian dictator General Galtieri ...
Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin agreed to help Argentina during the 1982 Falklands War as revenge for Britain ... French-built Mirage IIICs fighter aircraft, which were camouflaged with ...
The Lynx aircraft provides cosy guest house accommodation ... was "personal" because his uncle nearly died in the 1982 Falklands war. Veteran Neil Binder says the work has helped him deal with ...
A Skyvan PA-51 used by Argentina's military dictatorship to throw alleged dissidents to their deaths in the South Atlantic Ocean was found in Florida in 2008.