Argentine Air Forces in The Falklands War - Deployment

Deployment

Air units moved from home bases to southern facilities. Amid fears about British/Chilean air strikes and/or SAS raids, Argentine aircraft were dispersed in the surrounding areas of their southern airfields, e.g., several parts of the national route #3 were used for this purpose.

  • Ezeiza International Airport, Buenos Aires
    • Boeing 707
  • NAS Almirante Zar, Trelew, Chubut Province
    • B.Mk62 Canberra
  • AFB Comodoro Rivadavia, IX Air Brigade, Chubut Province ( FAS command site ) map
    • KC/C-130 Hercules
    • Fokker F28
    • Escuadron Fenix
    • Mirage IIIEA
    • FMA IA 58 Pucará
    • CIC Comodoro, air traffic control center
  • Airfield Puerto San Julián, Santa Cruz Province
    • IAI Dagger - La Marinete Squadron
    • A-4C Skyhawk
    • Cardion AN/TPS-44 radar w/ GADA 601 Army
  • Airfield Puerto Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Province
    • A-4P Skyhawk
  • AFB Rio Gallegos, Santa Cruz Province
    • Mirage IIIEA
    • A-4P Skyhawk
    • FMA IA 58 Pucará
    • Navy Exploration Squadron after 13 may: S-2E Trackers and 2 leased Brazilian Air Force EMB111 Bandeirantes (2-P-201 & 2-P-202)
    • CIC Gallegos, air traffic control center
  • NAS Almirante Quijada, Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego
    • IAI Dagger - Las Avutardas Salvajes Squadron
    • A-4Q Skyhawk
    • Super Étendard
    • SP-2H Neptune
  • AFB Puerto Argentino, Port Stanley Airport, Falklands Islands
    • FMA IA 58 Pucará Air Force
    • Aermacchi MB.339A Navy
    • T-34 Mentor Navy
    • Helicopters from all services
    • CIC Malvinas, AN/TPS-43 radar and anti-aircraft defences from all services
  • AFB Condor, Goose Green grass airfield, Falklands Islands
    • FMA IA 58 Pucará Air Force
    • Anti-aircraft cannons Air Force
  • NAS Calderon, Pebble Island grass airfield, Falklands Islands
    • FMA IA 58 Pucará Air Force
    • T-34 Mentor Navy
    • Short Skyvan Coast Guard
  • Aircraft carrier ARA Veinticinco de Mayo, April 2 to May 3
    • McDonnell Douglas A-4Q Skyhawk
    • Grumman S-2E Tracker
    • Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King

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