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They had three weapon pylons and served in the 5th Air Brigade (Spanish: V Brigada Aérea). During 1976, 25 A-4Cs were ordered to replace the North American F-86 Sabres still in service in the 4th Air Brigade (Spanish: IV Brigada Aérea). They were received as is and refurbished to flight status by Air Force technicians at Río Cuarto, Córdoba.
The Bluff Cove air attacks occurred 8 June 1982, during the Falklands War. British troop transport ships were bombed by Argentine Air Force (FAA) Douglas A-4 Skyhawk fighter bombers at Port Pleasant, off Fitz Roy , while transferring troops to Bluff Cove , with significant damage and casualties.
4th Air Brigade - McDonnell Douglas A-4C Skyhawk 16 (9) 5th Air Brigade - McDonnell Douglas A-4B Skyhawk 30 (10) 6th Air Brigade - Israel Aircraft Industries Dagger 27 (11) 7th Air Brigade - Lockheed C-130E Hercules, 3; Boeing CH-47C Chinook 2; Bell 212 2; 8th Air Brigade. Dassault Mirage IIIEA 16 (2) DHC-6-200 1
1st Air Transport Squadron (C-130H Hercules; KC-130H Hercules; L-100-30 Hercules) [65] 2nd Air Transport Squadron (Fokker F-28; partially used for state-run internal commercial flights as of 2021 [66]) 5th Squadron (Boeing 707 retired) 2nd Air Brigade (Paraná Military Air Base, Entre Ríos Province) in General Justo José de Urquiza Airport [64]
The Argentine Air Force used 50 A-4P (ex U.S. Navy A-4B) with V Air Brigade, and 25 A-4C with IV Air Brigade, from 1965 to 1999. 19 were lost during the Falklands War (Spanish: Guerra de las Malvinas). All were replaced by refurbished A-4Ms, designated as A-4AR Fightinghawk, in 1999. Also an unknown number of A-4E, TA-4J and A-4M was/is used as ...
In 1966 he was sent as a captain to the US in order to bring the firsts A4B Skyhawks, which were destined to the 5th Air Brigade "V Brigada Aérea" in Villa Reynolds, San Luis. By the beginning of the Falklands War in April 1982, he had become a Major Brigadier as the head of the Air Defense Command, organizing the air strike raids against the ...
Argentine Navy A-4Q 0655/3-A-202, preserved at the Argentine Naval Aviation Museum, in 2007. The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk is an American single-engine carrier-capable lightweight attack aircraft designed for the United States Navy.
In 1979, he was assigned to the 5th Air Brigade ( Spanish: V Brigada Aérea), Villa Reynolds, San Luis Province to fly A-4B Skyhawks where he was promoted from section leader to brigade chief of operations. He then served on 6th Air Brigade ( Spanish: VI Brigada Aérea) at Tandil flying Fingers and Mirage III becoming the squadron chief.