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Forum: Military Aviation
16th Apr 2024, 13:29
Replies: 44
Views: 10,378
Posted By Marcantilan

Note G6C (6 Fighter Group) marks in the fin.

Note G6C (6 Fighter Group) marks in the fin.
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Feb 2024, 20:13
Replies: 4
Views: 1,622
Posted By Marcantilan

Hi, These are two separate events. The TG...

Hi,

These are two separate events. The TG 79.1 attack on the British carrier group was to take place from the north at dawn on 2 May. The idea was that 6 A-4Qs armed with Mk82 bombs would take...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Dec 2023, 01:22
Replies: 265
Views: 79,505
Posted By Marcantilan

The story about Invincible sunk is followed by...

The story about Invincible sunk is followed by people who believe in flat earth, lizards in power and so on.

Those people are around all the globe (or all around the table), not only in Argentina.
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Dec 2023, 00:55
Replies: 13
Views: 3,300
Posted By Marcantilan

A few years ago, I was talking to a Polish...

A few years ago, I was talking to a Polish historian, ex-Polish Navy, a specialist in mine and anti-submarine warfare.

The conversation turned to the 1982 war and my question was: What interested...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Oct 2023, 22:12
Replies: 23
Views: 10,535
Posted By Marcantilan

Sorry for the late answer! I am just now...

Sorry for the late answer!

I am just now writing about the 1 May 82 combat and in contact with Brigadier Perona.

García Cuerva and Perona were not aware of the Lima missiles when merged with...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Aug 2023, 13:47
Replies: 196
Views: 46,086
Posted By Marcantilan

Hello, I'd rather not get into a topic that...

Hello,

I'd rather not get into a topic that will make us all end up in a fight. Or at least all of us fighting with me. Besides, I don't want to be the spokesman for the Argentine government...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Aug 2023, 15:35
Replies: 196
Views: 46,086
Posted By Marcantilan

I think I was wise not to get into politics and...

I think I was wise not to get into politics and I'm not going to play a game I don't want to play. For me they are both wrong, but I am not going to say more. I don't want to waste my time with both...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Aug 2023, 14:22
Replies: 196
Views: 46,086
Posted By Marcantilan

Argentina prosecuted the vast majority of the...

Argentina prosecuted the vast majority of the military (including non-commissioned officers) who committed crimes against humanity during the last dictatorship (1976-83). The trials continue to this...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Aug 2023, 22:27
Replies: 196
Views: 46,086
Posted By Marcantilan

Hello all, Well, I have two issues that I am...

Hello all,

Well, I have two issues that I am wondering about.

The first is what people in Argentina think about the islanders. I am not going to say my opinion, but the general one. The general...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Aug 2023, 20:06
Replies: 196
Views: 46,086
Posted By Marcantilan

99% of the people in Argentina think that the...

99% of the people in Argentina think that the islands are Argentinean and that Britain occupies them unjustly.

99% of the people of Argentina consider that, even if Argentina can ally itself with...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Aug 2023, 20:01
Replies: 196
Views: 46,086
Posted By Marcantilan

It is hard to say whether this is an election...

It is hard to say whether this is an election issue. What is certain is that the image of the armed forces improved a great deal during the Covid pandemic and now the general public (even those who...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Aug 2023, 18:39
Replies: 196
Views: 46,086
Posted By Marcantilan

Well, Argentina is the eighth largest country in...

Well, Argentina is the eighth largest country in the world, with large unpopulated areas and, like everyone else in this part of the world, problems of unclear borders. It is also a member of the G20...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Aug 2023, 17:13
Replies: 196
Views: 46,086
Posted By Marcantilan

For the last 41 years (since the 1982 war) and...

For the last 41 years (since the 1982 war) and except on rare occasions, Argentina has been prevented (by British diplomacy) from acquiring state-of-the-art weaponry. Or, sometimes, even weapons with...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jul 2023, 16:16
Replies: 196
Views: 46,086
Posted By Marcantilan

If you can't see what's wrong with your previous...

If you can't see what's wrong with your previous post, I'd rather not waste time discussing it. Good luck with your life.
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jul 2023, 19:28
Replies: 196
Views: 46,086
Posted By Marcantilan

What are we going to do with the Harry / mermaid...

What are we going to do with the Harry / mermaid statue we erected then? (and yes, it is real, I see it almost every day)
...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jul 2023, 17:23
Replies: 196
Views: 46,086
Posted By Marcantilan

Really this kind of behaviour here? A bad day at...

Really this kind of behaviour here? A bad day at the office?
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jul 2023, 13:51
Replies: 196
Views: 46,086
Posted By Marcantilan

You could call "Buenos Aires", "Good winds". We...

You could call "Buenos Aires", "Good winds". We won't take it as an offence.
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jul 2023, 17:11
Replies: 196
Views: 46,086
Posted By Marcantilan

And the English Channel is the "Canal de la...

And the English Channel is the "Canal de la Mancha" for the Spanish, even when England (and yes, the weather) defeated the Invincible Armada in 1588. And so on and so forth.

According to the UN...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Jun 2023, 13:36
Replies: 17
Views: 3,408
Posted By Marcantilan

The gossip (I stress: gossip) that has been going...

The gossip (I stress: gossip) that has been going around here is that both countries gave the go-ahead and that veterans' associations in the UK complained about a plane with that name coming over....
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jun 2023, 22:18
Replies: 17
Views: 3,408
Posted By Marcantilan

Argentina Navy flew Orion since 1997. Sorry...

Argentina Navy flew Orion since 1997.

Sorry for the confusion, I meant it was possibly an Electra (Argentina used Electra as MPA after the 1982 war, and cargo models even before)

Best!
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jun 2023, 18:32
Replies: 17
Views: 3,408
Posted By Marcantilan

Maybe an Orion? Argentina Navy had P-3Bs since...

Maybe an Orion? Argentina Navy had P-3Bs since the late 90s.

But I meant Air Tattoo. Other Argentine aircraft visited the UK since the 1982 war.

A Nimrod was in Espora also, in 1999:
...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jun 2023, 16:04
Replies: 17
Views: 3,408
Posted By Marcantilan

Air Tattoo and Argentine Air Force

https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/riat-2023-argentine-military-aircraft-8508743

Argentine Air Force Boeing 737-700 TC-99 was invited to Air Tattoo 2023. The first time...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th May 2023, 14:29
Replies: 8
Views: 1,988
Posted By Marcantilan

Hawk 200 and 100 offer to Uruguay Air Force

https://www.aviacionline.com/2023/04/bae-hawk-200-offered-to-uruguayan-air-force-to-replace-its-a-37-dragonfly/

According to the article, the US$ 110M offer includes:

6 BAE Hawk Mk 200...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Feb 2023, 14:54
Replies: 291
Views: 109,870
Posted By Marcantilan

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1600x1156/location_north_korea_s_capital_pyongyang_finger_map_location_north_korea_s_capital_pyongyang_finger_map_197124433_2c9b33e1c1e6c9a46487c3af08...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jan 2023, 17:27
Replies: 118
Views: 44,333
Posted By Marcantilan

https://www.stylemanual.gov.au/grammar-punctuation...

https://www.stylemanual.gov.au/grammar-punctuation-and-conventions/names-and-terms/ships-aircraft-and-other-vehicles#refer_to_vehicles_with_the_pronoun_it

Modern style manuals (above is one) uses...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Nov 2022, 13:00
Replies: 51
Views: 20,601
Posted By Marcantilan

Hi NutLoose, Yes, the old idea was the helo...

Hi NutLoose,

Yes, the old idea was the helo was downed at sea. In fact, the ARG Army idea was the helo was near Sea Lion Island (and they have a painting with that info!)

But new evidence...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Nov 2022, 16:29
Replies: 51
Views: 20,601
Posted By Marcantilan

Yes, the Coast Guard one! But it has a...

Yes, the Coast Guard one!

But it has a connection with this story. That helo (the SAR one) went out of service due to a near impact (naval ordenance) that night. So the order to launch for the SAR...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Nov 2022, 15:58
Replies: 51
Views: 20,601
Posted By Marcantilan

Hi! The helicopter, like any army...

Hi!

The helicopter, like any army helicopter, more or less followed the coastline. So much so as not to get lost, and so as not to fly over the sea. There is no radar track, but we know the flight...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Nov 2022, 14:15
Replies: 51
Views: 20,601
Posted By Marcantilan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CubQsl_H9Jc ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CubQsl_H9Jc

A short video-message. We are looking for them!
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Jun 2022, 17:53
Replies: 265
Views: 79,505
Posted By Marcantilan

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/800x400/1654537973_b349dfe4cf2f182d309f9ded010c0152c4704e1a.jpeg
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Jun 2022, 20:08
Replies: 32
Views: 10,245
Posted By Marcantilan

Hi YS, As far as I know, the Argentine land...

Hi YS,

As far as I know, the Argentine land radars did NOT detect any confirmed hostile echo from the sea (the radars detected some suspicious flights near the ARG border, inside Chile)

The...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Jun 2022, 16:20
Replies: 32
Views: 10,245
Posted By Marcantilan

As far as I know, the Shrike ARM was returned on...

As far as I know, the Shrike ARM was returned on 5 July 1982. A formal ceremony took place on Rio airport and, later, the missile was loaded on a C-130 (CO Wing Cdr Brian Warsap). The missile was...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st May 2022, 19:46
Replies: 32
Views: 10,245
Posted By Marcantilan

Excellent and very informative post. My two...

Excellent and very informative post.

My two cents.

Argentine Air Force received a "tip" about a Vulcan with SEAD missiles on late May. The source identified the missile as a MARTEL ARM.

On...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd May 2022, 12:24
Replies: 9
Views: 5,561
Posted By Marcantilan

Hi all! Thanks for the kind words! What I...

Hi all! Thanks for the kind words!

What I really enjoy about writing about the 1982 conflict (which is a hobby I take seriously, my day time job is as a lawyer) is being able to bring old...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Apr 2022, 18:15
Replies: 9
Views: 5,561
Posted By Marcantilan

And... Published a couple of days ago. ...

And...

Published a couple of days ago.

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1024x1024/fqnii8kxiae3thi_50eac38adb9d9c4c4395db396c6e1f242517aa62.jpg
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