The Argentine Antiaircraft artillery was a lethal foe and prevented the enemy air force from damaging vital targets like the runway at Puerto Argentino which was the life line that connected the continent with the garrison in the islands. It was an exemplary team work by the 3 Armed Forces as their missiles and gunners were able to repel the… Read more →
During the attacks in San Carlos Fearless (a troops transport ship that was frequently used as COC by the British) was attacked by a M5. The shot was taken by a journalist that was close to the área. The very beautiful picture shows the plane flying at high speed lower that the bridge and very close to her. It was… Read more →
June 8, 1982.The British Army had been stationed in the Georgias Is during the Battle of San Carlos and had not met the Fuerza Aerea Argentina yet.They arrived in San Carlos when the Royal Navy troops were arriving to the edge of the defenses around Puerto Argentino. Their CO, General Wilson, rushing to ensure that the Army was present during… Read more →
ACROBACY BY A GIANT We needed information about the position of the enemy ships on their way to the Theater of Operations. Obsolete Nepute went out of service shortly after they started their operations. As the Navy did not have suitable aircraft for this mission the only possibility was to use the Boeing 707 and Lockheed C-130 of the FAA.… Read more →
Date: 21 may 1982Story by: Cap. Higinio RoblesAircraft: M5 Dagger. Two flights left in the afternoon. 1er Ten. Luna was shot down by one of the 5 Harriers (he was last in his flight) trying to intercept the Daggers that in line ahead fly between a narrow pass made up by clouds on one side and Hornby Range on the… Read more →
On May 28 at 10:30 the Pucara flown by Teniente R. F. CIMBARO (Chaco Province) and Teniente M. A. GIMENEZ rushed to help the surrounded garrison at Goose Green. They were flying at 50 mts and in and out of clouds with rain and low viz. No other plane was able to do the same…not even the Harriers. After attacking… Read more →
Villa Reynolds is the nest of the Argentine hawks. It was a very touching moment for me when I was able to get together again with those warriors of the South Atlantic who marveled the world. Especially when I was able to tell them out loud how proud as an Argentine I am of what they did. For the NATO… Read more →
San Julián. 1982. On that Winter evening in Patagonia Mario arrived to share the table with Exequiel like many times before. It was not the usual face expression of our friend who used to cheer us with his guitar. -“What is wrong with you, Mario! What a face! Seems you have seen the Devil!” -“You are not too far…you don’t… Read more →
Fénix Squadron LearJet guiding Mirage 5 to the islands.It is based on a picture forwarded by one of the Fenix pilots (Mj. R.A. Gonzalez). Learjet VR-17 and the Shafrir armed Daggers are on an air to air mission. By using the modern executive Jets the Air Force was able to overcome the lack of accurate navigational instruments in the Daggers.… Read more →
It must have been a secret because only now the “Fénix” asks me to do this painting. I was surprised by the ASTUCIA of this plot. Without doubt only human imagination can limit the use of Air Power. To the enemy radar the eco of a Lear Jet is very similar to those of a SUE or A-4B. Pretending to… Read more →