Over the Falkland Islands in May 1982 - an aerial duel was unfolding. The British pilots needed to protect their[...] ...
HMS Hermes. Without it, Britain would be left with no base to wage war from. Argentina had a simple, yet daunting strategy: take out the British carriers, and win the war. On Argentina's Independence ...
On May 1st, 1982, Argentine Mirages, Daggers, and Skyhawks descended on the British fleet. Armed with the new AIM-9L Sidewinder, Sea Harriers fought wave after wave of strikes, downing Mirages, ...