Falklands War, 1982, Thread

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bd popeye

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Obi Wan Russell said:
Big Liz's Lifts can handle two F-35Bs at once!
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I think the race is now on between Big Liz and Gerry Ford as to which one is accepted into service first! Liz puts to sea for trials in March and the biggest ever Ford is supposed to get to sea in April. Game On! ;)
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The QE will win.;).. GRF is nearly two years behind schedule...:confused: I just don't see her being placed in commission anytime soon.
 
TerraN_EmpirE

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b787 said:
Harrier taking off from 25 de Mayo Aircraft carrier
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Note that It's a british Harrier... The Argentines never brought Harriers.
During the War the Carrier was never used. There was an attempt to launch Skyhawks for strikes on the British fleet on May 1, but light wind meant that the fighters could not launch with there full loads.
Then after the Belgrano, She stayed in port for the War her Air wing launching from air bases a year later she trialed again for heavier fighters but her engines were done and so was she. Her fate was Spare parts for the Brazilian NAeL Minas Gerais and then Scrap.
 
b787

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TerraN_EmpirE said:
Note that It's a british Harrier... The Argentines never brought Harriers.
During the War the Carrier was never used. There was an attempt to launch Skyhawks for strikes on the British fleet on May 1, but light wind meant that the fighters could not launch with there full loads.
Then after the Belgrano, She stayed in port for the War her Air wing launching from air bases a year later she trialed again for heavier fighters but her engines were done and so was she. Her fate was Spare parts for the Brazilian NAeL Minas Gerais and then Scrap.
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Yes the Harrier is British but the carrier is from Argentina, in September 1969 the Harrier was offered to Argentina, the video shows that day when a British Harrier took off and landed on the 25 de Mayo Aircraft carrier

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Argentina went for the Super Etendard, an Irony, because would had Argentina bought Harriers the air to air battles would had been dog eat dog
 
b787

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TerraN_EmpirE said:
Actually the Carrier was British she started life as the HMS Venerable back in World war 2. She was then sold to the Netherlands who sold her to Argentina
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The carrier was made in 1944, in England true, but in 1969 was already inducted in the Argentine navy, the video is from 1969, the Harrier is British, the Carrier was the 25 de Mayo and Hawker Siddeley was in negotiations with Argentina for the purchase of Harriers for the 25 the Mayo.


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