The Falklands War is also notable for a near miss: The war almost had the first aircraft-carrier clash since World War II. A war long coming Sea Harrier jump jets aboard the HMS Hermes in the ...

A high-seas chase in the South Atlantic 40 years ago almost ended with the first aircraft carrier sunk in combat since World War II The Argentine Navy cruiser General Belgrano sinking on May 2, 1982.

Argentine Navy was left with only one AM39 Exocet missile. Their Super Etendards had successfully attacked and sank two British ships but the main prize, the two aircraft carriers was still untouched.

All that stood in the way of potentially the most destructive air/sea-battle since World War II—and the only to occur between aircraft carriers—was a stiff breeze. Or rather, the lack of one ...

Veterans and members of the public have turned out to give a final farewell to a former Royal Navy flagship that played a ...

Tags: Aircraft Carriers, Argentina, Falklands War, United Kingdom, and War. The Falklands War Almost Had The World’s First Modern Aircraft Carrier Battle. November 24, 2019. By: Sebastien Roblin.

The Royal Air Force is for the first time using the “spoils of war” captured from Argentina in the 1982 Falklands Conflict to provide aircraft and parts in front-line squadrons.

This month marks three decades since Argentina’s invasion of the Falkland Islands, and by all accounts, the Argentines still want them back. Protesters burned a Union Jack and an effigy of ...

These aircraft were instrumental in providing air superiority and close air support for the British Forces, integral to Royal Navy operations during the Falklands War. One of the historic aircraft ...

The Type 82 destroyer was launched in 1969 and was the only one of its kind to be built - and now it is being towed to an ...