Falklands War Air Forces
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These are the units and aircraft of the British Royal Air Force, Fleet Air Arm and the Army Air Corps of the British Army, who opposed the Argentine Air Force that deployed during the Falklands War. Casualties and number of aircraft lost are also included.
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Army Air Corps (British Army)
Royal Marines
Fleet Air Arm (Royal Navy)
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A Sea Harrier jet hovering above an aircraft carrier
- No. 737 NAS - (Wessex III)
- No. 800 NAS - (Sea Harrier Mk I)
- No. 801 NAS - (Sea Harrier Mk I)
- No. 809 NAS - (Sea Harrier Mk I)
- No. 815 NAS - (Lynx Mk II and III)
- No. 820 NAS - (Sea King Mk II)
- No. 824 NAS - (Sea King Mk II)
- No. 825 NAS - (Sea King Mk II)
- No. 826 NAS - (Sea King Mk V)
- No. 829 NAS - (Wasp Mk I)
- No. 845 NAS - (Sea King Mk IV)
- No. 846 NAS - (Sea King Mk IV)
- No. 847 NAS - (Wessex V)
- No. 848 NAS - (Wessex V)
- No. 848 NAS - (Wessex V)
- No. 899 NAS - (Sea Harrier Mk I)
Royal Air Force
- No. 1(F) Squadron - (Harrier GR3)
- No. 18 Squadron - (Chinook)
- No. 29 Squadron - (F-4 Phantom)
- No. 42 Squadron - (Nimrod)
- No. 44 Squadron - (Vulcan)
- No. 54 Squadron - (Vulcan)
- No. 55 Squadron - (Victor)
- No. 57 Squadron - (Victor)
- No. 70 Squadron - (C-130 Hercules)
- No. 101 Squadron - (Vulcan)
- No. 120 Squadron - (Nimrod)
- No. 201 Squadron - (Nimrod)
- No. 202 Squadron - (Sea King)
- No. 206 Squadron - (Nimrod)
Argentine Air Force and Argentine Navy
- A-4 Skyhawk
- Aermacchi MB-339
- Beechcraft T-34A Mentor
- C-130 Hercules
- Canberra
- Dagger
- Learjet 35A-L
- Mirage III
- Pucara
- Super Etendard
Casualties and Aircraft Losses
- Britain
- Dead
- Four Army Air Corps
- Five Fleet Air Arm
- Two Royal Air Force
- Aircraft Lost
- Dead
- Argentina
- Dead
- 41 Argentine Air Force and Navy
- Aircraft Lost
- Twenty A-4 Skyhawk
- Two Aermacchi MB-339
- Two Agusta A109
- Four Beech T-34C
- Two Bell 212
- Sixteen Bell UH-IH
- Two Chinook
- One C-130 Hercules
- Two Canberra
- 22 Mirage III
- Thirteen Pucara
- Twelve Puma
- Dead