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Originally Posted by Markost
In the South Atlantic War, a Mirage attempted to land in the islands and was confused with a British Harrier (when the pilot dropped the external fuel tanks) and was gunned down with a twin Oerlikon AA cannon.
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OMG!!! I just realized what you wrote. Argentinians refer to that war as "The South Atlantic War", whereas Great Britain (and American BTW) call it "The Falklands War" (of 1982).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falklands_War
I KNEW you were from Argentina, but it never clicked until now.
That was a fascinating conflict, in that both sides were pretty evenly matched as far as technology, weapons, and the like. Sorry to say (for the Argentinians) that the British training and battlefield doctrine was far superior. What I found fascinating was that even the British military noted the 'courage' of the Argentinian military forces, even though they were doomed in the conflict (especially their pilots).
I know a few BRITISH Falklands War vets and they have some very interesting stories. I don't know any Argentinian vets from the same conflict, though.
Sorry for the digression.
