This is a list of the units, aircraft and casualties of the British air forces in the Falklands War. The numbers in bold are the number of aircraft used in the war, the numbers in brackets are the number of lost aircraft. For a list of air forces from Argentina, see Argentine air forces in the Falklands War. Combatants Argentina United Kingdom Commanders Presidente Leopoldo Galtieri Vice Admiral Juan Lombardo Brigadier General Ernesto Crespo Brigade General Mario Menéndez Prime minister Margaret Thatcher Admiral Sir John Fieldhouse Rear-Admiral Sandy Woodward Major General Jeremy Moore Casualties 649 killed 1,068 wounded 11,313 taken prisoner 75 fixed wing... This is a list of the units, aircraft and casualties of the Argentine air forces in the Falklands War. ...

Units

Army Air Corps

• No. 656 Squadron Army Air Corps - (Gazelle AH.Mk.1, Scout AH.Mk.1) 6 (1), 6

The Army Air Corps is a component of the British Army. ... The Gazelle is a helicopter developed as part of an Anglo-French venture between the Westland and Aérospatiale companies in 1968. ... The Westland Scout was a general purpose military light helicopter developed by Westland Aircraft Limited. ...

Royal Marines

• 3 CDO Brigade Air Squadron - (Gazelle AH.Mk.1, Scout AH.Mk.1) 9 (2), 6 (1)

The Royal Marines (RM), are the Royal Navys elite fighting forces. ... The Gazelle is a helicopter developed as part of an Anglo-French venture between the Westland and Aérospatiale companies in 1968. ... The Westland Scout was a general purpose military light helicopter developed by Westland Aircraft Limited. ...

Fleet Air Arm

The Fleet Air Arm is the branch of the Royal Navy responsible for the operation of the aircraft on board their ships. ... Museum exhibit Westland Wessex The Westland Wessex is a turbine-powered version of the Sikorsky S-58 Choctaw, developed under license by Westland Aircraft, initially for the Royal Navy, but later for the RAF. The Wessex was built at Westlands factory at Yeovil in Somerset. ... HMS Antrim (D18) was a County-class destroyer of the Royal Navy launched on 19 October 1967. ... HMS Glamorgan (D19) was a County-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. ... 800 Naval Air Squadron is a Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm carrier based squadron formed on 3 April 1933 by amalgamating Nos 402 and 404 (Fleet Fighter) Flights. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The second HMS Hermes (R12) was a Centaur-class aircraft carrier, the last of the postwar conventional aircraft carriers commissioned into the Royal Navy. ... The sixth and current HMS Invincible (R05) is a light aircraft carrier, the lead ship of three in her class. ... The Westland Lynx is a helicopter designed by Westland and built at Westlands factory in Yeovil, first flying on 21 March 1971 as the Westland WG.13. ... Type 42 destroyer HMS Manchester Type 42, also known as the Sheffield class, is a class of destroyers of the Royal Navy. ... The Type 21 frigate or Amazon class frigate was a Royal Navy general-purpose escort designed in the late 1960s, built in the 1970s and that served throughout the 1980s into the 1990s. ... The Type 22 Broadsword class frigates are a class of warships built for the Royal Navy. ... For the original Viking use of the name, see Sea-King. ... The sixth and current HMS Invincible (R05) is a light aircraft carrier, the lead ship of three in her class. ... RFA Fort Rosalie (A385) is a fleet stores ship of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. ... RFA Olmeda (A124) was a fast fleet tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. ... RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) is a Cunard Line ocean liner named after the earlier Cunard liner RMS Queen Elizabeth. ... Westland Wasp The Westland Wasp was a general purpose helicopter, basically a derivative of the British Army Scout helicopter, with the requirement of being small enough to land on Royal Navy frigates. ... HMS Endurance was a Royal Navy ice patrol vessel from 1967 to 1991. ... HMS Bristol (D23) was the only Type 82 destroyer of the Royal Navy. ... The Leander class, informally known as the Type 12M, comprising twenty-six frigates, was arguably the most successful and popular class of frigates in the Royal Navys modern history. ... 845 Naval Air Squadron is a squadron of the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm. ... RFA Tidespring (A75) was a fast fleet tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. ... RFA Tidepool (A76) was a fast fleet tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. ... RFA Fort Austin (A386) is a fleet stores ship of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. ... 846 Naval Air Squadron is a squadron of the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm. ... The two Fearless class ships, HMS Fearless and HMS Intrepid, were the first purpose built amphibious warfare vessels in the Royal Navy. ... Canberras official stamp SS Canberra was a liner and cruise ship in the P&O fleet from 1961 to 1997. ... The Norland was a P&O roll on roll off ferry operating between Kingston upon Hull in Yorkshire, England and Zeebrugge, Belgium. ... 847 Naval Air Squadron is a squadron of the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm. ... RFA Engadine (K08) was a helicopter support ship of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. ... 848 Naval Air Squadron is a squadron of the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm. ... HMS Endurance was a Royal Navy ice patrol vessel from 1967 to 1991. ... RFA Olna (A123) was a fast fleet tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. ... The Atlantic Conveyor was a British merchant navy ship that was requisitioned during the Falklands War and sunk by an Exocet missile. ...

Royal Air Force

All four engined heavies operated from Wideawake Airfield, Ascension Island, but flew in the war zone. The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces. ... Anthem: God Save the Queen Capital Georgetown Largest city Georgetown Official languages English Government Dependency of St. ...

• No. 1(F) Squadron - (Harrier GR.Mk.3) 10 (4) (HMS Hermes & Port San Carlos)
• No. 18 Squadron - (Chinook HC.Mk.1) 4 (3) +1 at Wideawake
• No. 29 Squadron - (Phantom FGR.Mk.2) 3; only at Wideawake
• No. 39 Squadron - (English Electric PR.Mk.9 Canberra) 2; Clandestine operations from Chile
• No. 42 Squadron - (Nimrod MR.Mk.2) _{13 MR.2 from all squadrons}
• No. 44 Squadron - (Vulcan B.Mk.2) 2
• No. 47 Squadron - (C-130 Hercules)
• No. 50 Squadron - (Vulcan B.Mk.2) 1
• No. 51 Squadron - (Nimrod R.Mk.1) 3
• No. 55 Squadron - (Victor K.Mk.2) _{20 Victor K.2 from both squadrons}
• No. 57 Squadron - (Victor K.Mk.2)
• No. 70 Squadron - (C-130 Hercules)
• No. 101 Squadron - (Vulcan B.Mk.2) 1
• No. 120 Squadron - (Nimrod MR.Mk.2)
• No. 201 Squadron - (Nimrod MR.Mk.2)
• No. 202 Squadron - (Sea King HAR.Mk.3) 1 only at Wideawake
• No. 206 Squadron - (Nimrod MR.Mk.2)

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Armament

• L44A1 GPMG (General Purpose Machine Gun)
• 30 mm ADEN Cannon
• AIM-9D/G Sidewinder Air-to-air missile (AAM) F-4 at Wideawake
• AIM-9L Sidewinder AAM
• AGM-45 Shrike Air-to-Surface Anti-radiation missile (ARM)
• BAe Sea Skua Air-to-Surface anti-ship missile
• Aerospatiale AS.12 Air-to-Surface missile
• Paveway Laser-guided bomb (LGB)
• BL755 Cluster bomb
• 1,000 lb General Purpose Bomb
• CRV-7 2.75in Folding Fin Rockets
• Mk. 46 Torpedo
• Mk. 11 Depth charge

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Air Campaign

AGM-45 Shrike is an anti-radiation missile designed to home in on hostile antiaircraft radars. ...

Casualties and aircraft losses

• Human losses:
  • 2 Army Air Corps^[2]
  • 4 3 Commando Brigade Air Squadron Royal Marines
  • 17 Fleet Air Arm
• Passengers
  • 1 Royal Air Force ^[3]
  • 18 Special Air Service(Army) ^[3]
  • 3 Royal Corps of Signals(Army) ^[3][2]

• Aircraft Lost in the Air:, _{no suffix: Fleet Air Arm}
  • 3 Westland Gazelle AH.Mk.1 Army and Royal Marines ^[4]
  • 3 Harrier GR.Mk.3 RAF
  • 2 Sea Harrier FRS.Mk.1
  • 1 Scout AH.Mk.1 Royal Marines
• Flying accidents in the war zone
  • 4 Sea Harrier FRS.Mk.1
  • 1 Harrier GR.Mk.3 RAF
  • 2 Westland Sea King HC.Mk.4
  • 2 Westland Sea King HAS.Mk.5
  • 2 Westland Wessex HU.Mk.5
• Lost onboard a ship
  • 3 Chinook HC.Mk.1 RAF^[5]
  • 3 Westland Lynx HAS.Mk.2
  • 1 Westland Wessex HAS.Mk.3
  • 6 Westland Wessex HU.Mk.5 ^[5]
• Self-destruct in Chile
  • 1 Westland Sea King HC.Mk.4

The Army Air Corps is a component of the British Army. ... The Fleet Air Arm is the branch of the Royal Navy responsible for the operation of the aircraft on board their ships. ... The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces. ... The Special Air Service Regiment (SAS) is the principal special forces unit of the British Army. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Gazelle is a helicopter developed as part of an Anglo-French venture between the Westland and Aérospatiale companies in 1968. ... See also BAE Sea Harrier The Hawker Siddeley Harrier and the AV-8A are the first generation of the Harrier series, a successful close-support and reconnaissance fighter aircraft with V/STOL capabilities. ... See also Hawker Siddeley Harrier The BAE SYSTEMS Harrier FA2 is the latest development of the Sea Harrier fighter/attack aircraft which entered service with the Royal Navy in April 1980. ... The Westland Scout was a general purpose military light helicopter developed by Westland Aircraft Limited. ... For the original Viking use of the name, see Sea-King. ... Museum exhibit Westland Wessex The Westland Wessex is a turbine-powered version of the Sikorsky S-58 Choctaw, developed under license by Westland Aircraft, initially for the Royal Navy, but later for the RAF. The Wessex was built at Westlands factory at Yeovil in Somerset. ... The Boeing CH-47 Chinook is a versatile, twin-engine, tandem rotor heavy-lift helicopter. ... The Westland Lynx is a helicopter designed by Westland and built at Westlands factory in Yeovil, first flying on 21 March 1971 as the Westland WG.13. ... For the original Viking use of the name, see Sea-King. ...

References

1. ^ http://www.britains-smallwars.com/Falklands/air-war.htm
2. ^ ^{a b} Gazelle shot down by friendly fire 5 June
3. ^ ^{a b c} [1] Probable bird strike to transport helicopter operating between Intrepid and hermes
4. ^ [2] 2 Gazelles shot down by Argentine army forces leavin San Carlos area
5. ^ ^{a b} on Atlantic Conveyor

External links

• British site about British Aircraft lost
• Britains Small Wars.com:
• Argentine Air Force (FAA) official site about the Malvinas/Falkland Air War

• Fleet Air Arm - RAF Role and Operations