30 years ago today, one of the RAF's greatest missions of all time: a long...
At 22.30, on Apr. 30, 1982, the first engine of some 13 Hadley Page Victor K2 Tanker aircraft spooled into life and announced the start of one of the RAF’s greatest missions of all time. [...]
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Sea Harrier, the forgotten hero that won the war in the Falklands. To be...
Known by its pilots as “SHAR,”30 years ago the Bae Sea Harrier embarked on its first combat mission. Ir was April 5, 1982 when two UK’s “through-deck cruisers” (aircraft carriers) leave Portsmouth for...
View ArticleThis impressive image was taken 30 years ago today: Argentine A-4B Skyhawks...
May 25 is Argentina’s National Day. On that day in 1982 the Fuerza Aérea Argentina (Argentine Air Force) carried out an attack with A-4B Skyhawks belonging to the Grupo 5 de Caza that had been [...]
View ArticleFalklands War video: Argentine A-4 Skyhawks' (insane) low level attack
At its 30th anniversary, the Falklands War (Malvinas for the Argentine people) offers several interesting “case studies”: long range strikes, daring combat missions and insane low altitude attack runs....
View Article"Operation Mikado": A one way mission to wipe out Argentine Exocet Missiles...
Thirty years ago, during the Falklands conflict (Malvinas for the Argentine people) shipping loses to the Royal Navy were beginning to mount. Something had to be done to remove the threat of attack...
View ArticleUSS Iwo Jima would have been loaned to the Royal Navy if the British had lost...
During the 1982 Falklands War (Malvinas for the Argentine people) the U.S. publicly claimed neutrality. But in secret, President Ronald Reagan’s administration had developed plans to loan a ship to the...
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Argentina to get Russian Su-24 Fencer attack planes; UK to review Falklands...
UK may be forced to review Falkland Islands air defenses to face a renewed threat in South Atlantic. According to a report in the Daily Express newspaper, the Argentine Air Force is to get a [...]
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The story of the SEAD Black Buck missions flown by Royal Air Force Vulcan...
SEAD missions, Vulcan style. The RAF Avro Vulcan was initially planned to be retired in early 1982 but the outbreak of the Falklands War, in April that year, postponed the withdrawal of the most...
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Interesting Video Of Low-Flying Argentine A-4s and Daggers Fighting Royal...
This footage has been around for quite some time, but it is still worth watching. In May 1982, the Battle of San Carlos, between Argentine jets and British aircraft and warships during the British...
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Rare V-Bomber Cockpits Collection Up For Auction
If you are looking for a rare V-bomber cockpit for your own collection or mancave, this can be your chance to grab one. A pretty unique collection of restored cockpits belonging to some legendary...
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