Falklands wrecks

[GOOSE]

These have been posted before but long ago.So, for our newer members -

Argentine CH-47C Chinook AE-521 on Mount Kent. This aircraft was destroyed 21 May 1982 after being straffed by RAF Harrier GR.3 XZ963

[GOOSE]

Argentine SA330L Puma AE-501 destroyed by the guns of RAF Harrier GR.3's XZ963 and XZ988, 21 May 1982.

[garyscott]

Truly incredible, are these still visible in situ or are these old pics? Fantastic though, thanks for sharing. May be an idea for a new thread.... Historically important wrecks that are still where they fell.

[dinger]

They were still there when I had my sunshine tour in late 2006. The Skyhawk drop tanks are still in the bay at Port San Carlos as well. The wreck of a Harrier is still present to the west of Goose Green as well.

Dinger.

[gamecock]

Rather than start a new thread (if it's OK with Goose), one of my mates shots from 2008:

[Mike]

Rather than start a new thread (if it's OK with Goose), one of my mates shots from 2008:

Pucara ?

[gamecock]

Believe so, yes.

[T_J]

That is the remains of a Pucara.

The most recent find was in 1998. This was the nose section of Israeli Aircraft Industries Dagger, serial C-437. The remains of pilot, Lieutenant Hector Ricardo Volponi, were found in the cockpit. The nose section was found by a hotel owner who was out walking near Elephant Bay. At least the find gave some closure for the family after all those years. The weather had exposed the Israeli air-to-air kill markings from the 1970s below the cockpit.

Links to images of the remains of an other Argentine Air Force Dagger, serial C-404. The weather has exposed the Israeli markings from when it was an Israeli Aircraft Industries Nesher.

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h213/ ... r404-4.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h213/ ... r404-3.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Other images can be found on the following PPRuNe thread. The thread has several first hand accounts of combat from the pilots themselves.

http://www.pprune.org/aviation-history- ... sites.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

TJ

[gamecock]

That is a fascinating thread - highly recommended.

[GreenBat]

That is a fascinating thread - highly recommended.

Agreed, I've just finnished reading the whole Pprune thread..... highly recommended indeed.

Thanks T.J. for the link

[T_J]

No problem.

A spin on Airliners.net found the following

IAI Dagger wrecks

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Argentin ... 0229326/L/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Argentin ... 0229327/L/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Images of some of the captured Argentine aircraft post conflict in the Falklands

http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.s ... f2b1e29582" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.s ... f2b1e29582" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

TJ

[cliom]

awesome thread.

great reading a viewing.