Wikipedia: Falklands War Air Forces

Falklands War Air Forces
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These are the units and aircraft of the British Royal Air Force, Fleet Air Arm and the Army Air Corps of the British Army, who opposed the Argentine Air Force that deployed during the Falklands War. Casualties and number of aircraft lost are also included.

Army Air Corps (British Army

No. 656 Squadron Army Air Corps - (Gazelle, Scout)

Fleet Air Arm (Royal Navy)

No. 737 NAS - (Wessex III)
No. 800 NAS - (Sea Harrier Mk I)
No. 801 NAS - (Sea Harrier Mk I)
No. 809 NAS - (Sea Harrier Mk I)
No. 815 NAS - (Lynx Mk II and III)
No. 820 NAS - (Sea King Mk II)
No. 824 NAS - (Sea King Mk II)
No. 825 NAS - (Sea King Mk II)
No. 826 NAS - (Sea King Mk V)
No. 829 NAS - (Wasp Mk I)
No. 845 NAS - (Sea King Mk IV)
No. 846 NAS - (Sea King Mk IV)
No. 847 NAS - (Wessex V)
No. 848 NAS - (Wessex V)
No. 848 NAS - (Wessex V)
No. 899 NAS - (Sea Harrier Mk I)

Royal Air Force

No 1(F) Squadron - (Sea Harrier)
No. 18 Squadron - (Chinook)
No. 29 Squadron - (F-4 Phantom)
No. 42 Squadron - (Nimrod)
No. 44 Squadron - (Vulcan)
No. 54 Squadron - (Vulcan)
No. 55 Squadron - {Victor)
No. 57 Squadron - (Victor)
No. 70 Squadron - (C-130 Hercules)
No. 101 Squadron - (Vulcan)
No. 120 Squadron - (Nimrod)
No. 201 Squadron - (Nimrod)
No. 202 Squadron - (Sea King)
No. 206 Squadron - (Nimrod)

Argentine Air Force and Argentine Navy

A-4 Skyhawk

Aermacchi M.B.339

Beechcraft T-34A Mentor

C-130 Hercules
Canberra
Dagger
Learjet 35A-L
Mirage III
Pucara
Super Etendard

Casualties and Aircraft Losses

Britain

Dead

Four Army Air Corps
Five Fleet Air Arm
Two Royal Air Force

Aircraft Lost

Three Chinook
One Gazelle
Nine Harriers
One Lynx
One Scout
Five Sea King
Eight Wessex
Argentina
- Dead
  - 41 Argentine Air Force and Navy

Aircraft Lost

Twenty A-4 Skyhawk
Two Aermacchi M.B.339
Two Agusta A.109
Four Beech T-34C
Two Bell 212
Sixteen Bell UH-IH
Two Chinook
One C-130 Hercules
Two Canberra
22 Mirage III
Thirteen Pucara
Twelve Puma
One Super Etendard