falklands conflict

  1. F.L.

    Alternative fighter for Argentine AF & Navy during Falklands war.

    What would have been the impact on the dogfights FAA vs Sea Harriers FRS.1 if Argentina had disposed MiG-21MF/bis & MiG-23MS/MF with R-13M/R-60 during the air war over Falklands. Shar vs MiG-21/ Shar vs MiG-23/ And also with other fighters. The purpose of this thread is not to engage in...
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    • argentine republic armada de la república argentina comando de la aviación naval argentina falklands conflict falklands war mig-21 sea harrier
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    • Forum: Alternative History and Future Speculation
  2. CJGibson

    Whisky Galore

    I was in Kew and while rummaging in some tanker files (yes, yes, I know, it's getting to be a problem. I need a hobby) I found a reference to 28 cases of New Zealand whisky being flown to Ascension on a VC10 (that strengthened floor was good for something after all) or a Herk. This had been...
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    • british commonwealth cold war falklands conflict great britain
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    • Forum: The Bar
  3. Flyaway

    Buccaneers of the high frontier: Program 989 SIGINT satellites from the ABM hunt to the Falklands War to the space shuttle

    https://thespacereview.com/article/4479/1
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    • cold war elint falklands conflict great britain national reconnaissance office royal air force sigint signals intelligence united states united states air force
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    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  4. helmutkohl

    What if UK postponed the decomissioning of the Ark Royal class, would it change the outcome of the Falklands?

    the Falklands war occurred in 82 Ark Royal (or another ship of the same class?) was decommissioned in 79 What if they had opted to delay the decommissioning by a few years but then the Falkland war occurred anyways Would the Ark Royal have been sent? would it have contributed differently than...
  5. Grey Havoc

    Falklands War: Where were the Argie tanks?

    [PHOTO CREDIT: HISTORY WARS WEAPONS blog] I was doing a bit of research on another topic, and came across some info on the Argentian TAM (Tanque Argentino Mediano) medium tank, which got me to thinking. After they had sized the islands, how come the Junta didn't ship at least a few of those...
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    • 1982 1st tank cavalry regiment ejército argentino falklands conflict guarnición militar malvinas operation rosario
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    • Forum: Military
  6. Grey Havoc

    AX-04: Last Torpedo Bomber development of the 20th Century?

    Could the IA-58 Pucará be classified as the last Torpedo Bomber, at least developmental wise, of the 20th Century? For those of you who are not familiar with it, AX-04 was a prototype of the IA 58 Pucará, modified during the Falklands War as part of a joint Air Force/Navy project hoping to...
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    • argentina argentine republic armada de la república argentina cold war comando de la aviación naval argentina early 1980s falklands conflict fuerza aérea argentina
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    • Forum: Aviation & Space
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