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2da Escuadrilla Aeronaval De Caza Y Ataque
The 2da Escuadrilla Aeronaval de Caza y Ataque (EA32) (Second Naval Fighter/Strike squadron) is the main strike unit of the Argentine Naval Aviation, the air branch of the Argentine Navy. Badge The insignia is nicknamed ''La Lora'' (female parrot) and was created in 1956 and inspired by US Navy fighter squadron VF-884/VF-144 ''Bitter Birds''s Jayhawk, a mythological hawk from the Kansas state, but painted green instead of blue. History In 1944 the two naval aviation Reconnaissance units were converted to ''Attack Squadrons'', receiving their Vought V-65F & V-142A; in 1945 the 2nd was converted into a ''Bomber Squadron''. The 2nd squadron was re-established in 1949 as a ''Combat Squadron'' flying AT-6 Texan, and finally received its current name in August 1956 on receiving Vought F4U-5 Corsairs for use on the ARA ''Independencia'' aircraft carrier. United States President Jimmy Carter imposed an arms embargo, including spare parts and personnel training, on the military gove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argentine Naval Aviation
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Sea Dart Missile
Sea Dart, or GWS.30 was a Royal Navy surface-to-air missile system designed in the 1960s and entering service in 1973. It was fitted to the Type 42 destroyers (United Kingdom and Argentina), Type 82 destroyer and s of the Royal Navy. Originally developed by Hawker Siddeley, the missile was built by British Aerospace after 1977. It was withdrawn from service in 2012. Britain's first naval surface-to-air missile was GWS1 Seaslug, which entered service in 1963. This used beam riding guidance which offered limited accuracy and was useful only against slower targets. The need for a higher performance system was seen even as it entered service. Bristol Aerospace, which had recently introduced the ramjet-powered Bloodhound missile for the RAF, won the ensuing competition with another ramjet design. Compared to Seaslug, Sea Dart was faster, had much greater range, and its semi-active radar homing guidance was much more accurate and allowed attacks against supersonic targets. The syste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MV Atlantic Conveyor
''Atlantic Conveyor'' was a British merchant navy ship, registered in Liverpool, that was requisitioned during the Falklands War. She was hit on 25 May 1982 by two Argentine air-launched AM39 Exocet missiles, killing 12 sailors. ''Atlantic Conveyor'' sank whilst under tow on 28 May 1982. The wrecksite is designated under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986. History ''Atlantic Conveyor'' was a 14,950 ton roll-on, roll-off container ship owned by Cunard. She was built along with six other container ships, each named with the prefix ''Atlantic'', and each sailing under different national flags by different companies for the Atlantic Container Line consortium. Along with her sister ship, '' Atlantic Causeway'', ''Atlantic Conveyor'' was requisitioned by the Ministry of Defence at the beginning of the Falklands War through the STUFT system (Ships Taken Up From Trade). Due to the short timescales, the decision that the ship was not "a high-value unit", and a controvers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberto Curilovic
Captain Roberto Curilovic is a former Argentinian Navy pilot. On 25 May 1982 in the Falklands War, he sank the transport ship ''Atlantic Conveyor'' with an Exocet AM.39 anti-ship missile. Career He finished his naval training at the Escuela Naval Militar (República Argentina) in 1969, flying the North American T-28 Trojan. In September 1980, he went with eight pilots and around forty technicians of the 2da Escuadrilla Aeronaval de Caza y Ataque (2nd Air Naval Fighter and Strike Squadron) to the naval base at Rochefort, Charente-Maritime in south-west France (Poitou-Charentes). They were intensively taught French for three months. The commander was Commander (Capitán de Fragata) Jorge Colombo of the Argentine Naval Aviation (CANA). The deputy commander was Lieutenant Commander (Capitán de Corbeta) Augusto Bedacarratz, who with Lieutenant Junior Grade (Teniente de Fragata) Armando Mayora would also jointly use the Exocet. They were sent to the air naval base at Landivisiau i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
P-2 Neptune
The Lockheed P-2 Neptune (designated P2V by the United States Navy prior to September 1962) is a maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft. It was developed for the US Navy by Lockheed to replace the Lockheed PV-1 Ventura and PV-2 Harpoon, and was replaced in turn by the Lockheed P-3 Orion The Lockheed P-3 Orion is a four-engined, turboprop anti-submarine and maritime surveillance aircraft developed for the United States Navy and introduced in the 1960s. Lockheed based it on the L-188 Electra commercial airliner. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argentine Air Force
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Aerial Refuelling
Aerial refueling, also referred to as air refueling, in-flight refueling (IFR), air-to-air refueling (AAR), and tanking, is the process of transferring aviation fuel from one aircraft (the tanker) to another (the receiver) while both aircraft are in flight. The two main refueling systems are ''probe-and-drogue'', which is simpler to adapt to existing aircraft, and the ''flying boom'', which offers faster fuel transfer, but requires a dedicated boom operator station. The procedure allows the receiving aircraft to remain airborne longer, extending its range or loiter time. A series of air refuelings can give range limited only by crew fatigue/physical needs and engineering factors such as engine oil consumption. As the receiver aircraft can be topped up with extra fuel in the air, air refueling can allow a takeoff with a greater payload which could be weapons, cargo, or personnel: the maximum takeoff weight is maintained by carrying less fuel and topping up once airborne. Aerial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rio Grande, Tierra Del Fuego
Rio or Río is the Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and Maltese word for "river". When spoken on its own, the word often means Rio de Janeiro, a major city in Brazil. Rio or Río may also refer to: Geography Brazil * Rio de Janeiro * Rio do Sul, a town in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil Mexico * Río Bec, a Mayan archaeological site in Mexico * Río Bravo, Tamaulipas, a city in Mexico United States * Rio, a location in Deerpark, New York, US * Rio, Florida, a census-designated place in Martin County, US * Rio, Georgia, an unincorporated community in Spalding County, US * Rio, Illinois, a village in Knox County, US * Rio, Virginia, a community in Albemarle County, US * Rio, West Virginia, a village in Hampshire County, US * Rio, Wisconsin, a village in Columbia County, US * El Río, Las Piedras, Puerto Rico, a barrio * Río Arriba, Añasco, Puerto Rico, a barrio * Río Arriba, Arecibo, Puerto Rico, a barrio * Río Arriba, Fajardo, Puerto Rico, a barrio * Río Arriba, Vega Baja, P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ARA Veinticinco De Mayo (V-2)
ARA ''Veinticinco de Mayo'' (V-2) was an aircraft carrier in the Argentine Navy from 1969 to 1997. The English translation of the name is ''Twenty-fifth of May'', which is the date of Argentina's May Revolution in 1810. The ship previously served in the Royal Navy as and the Royal Netherlands Navy as . She was deployed south during the Beagle Crisis in 1978 and in the first weeks of the Falklands War ( es, Guerra de las Malvinas), where her aircraft were deployed against the Royal Navy task force, but spent the bulk of the war in port. History The ship was built for the Royal Navy by Cammell Laird in Birkenhead, England during the Second World War.Ireland, p. 147 As a aircraft carrier, she was named and saw service in the British Pacific Fleet. ''Venerable'' only served three years in the Royal Navy before being sold to the Netherlands as . After a boiler room fire, the carrier was rebuilt, and sold to Argentina. The Argentines already operated a carrier, , also a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
