Sea Harrier - Sweat Shirt F-16 Focke-Wulf FW 190 Würger -

Focke-Wulf FW 190 Würger - Keith Burns GAvA

With over 150 launches

The Westland Wessex roles during the conflict included anti-submarine and insertion of special forces

During the conflict the Sea Harrier flew 1435 sorties from HMS Hermes and Invincible

Sea Harrier - Sweat Shirt F-16 Focke-Wulf FW 190 Würger -British Aerospace Sea Harrier The first squadron to operate the Sea Harrier was 800 NAS introduced on HMS Invincible, but was moved to HMS Hermes. The Sea Harrier played a distinctive role in the Falklands War of early 1982. Successes were 20 Argentine aircraft shot down with two losses from ground fire and four to accidents. Success can be attributed to the Sea Harrier using the latest AIM 9L Sidewinder missiles and the Blue Fox radar. The Sea