1979- Albatros over INO (Puerto Argentino). In 1976 Great Britain and Argentina were told by United Nations to discuss the return of the Islands to the last because the world was expected to have no colonies in the year 2,000. Labour Government started to comply and our teachers teached in the islands while Argentine businessmen tried to purchase companies there… Read more →
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 →
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 →
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 →
High altitude interceptors were in vogue after WWII due to the need to attack high flying bombers. The Mirage was born following this concept and turned out to be the biggest Western Europe success becoming the core of the French defense system thanks to its simplicity, reliability and high performance. Delta wings had many advantages over straight and arrow winged… Read more →