"The A-4Qs operated from the deck from May 25 to May 9, 1982, on the 12th of that month they are disembarked and fly from the Rio Grande Air Base, Ushuaia, from there the Third Naval Air Squadron (3EA) carried out 39 combat missions, three aircraft were lost, sinking the frigate HMS Ardent and HMS Antelope.
On 05/21, in the morning an attack mission was faced, without positive results, returning the aircraft to the base, in the afternoon of that day the attack on the English ships that were in the San Carlos Strait, six units sent, arrive at their destination, the 3-A-305 under the command of Lieutenant Carlos Lecourt attacks and sinks the missile frigate HMS Ardent, which is hit by 227 kg bombs, dropped by the A-4Q (3 -A-305 and 3-A-307), in action, after the attack, the 3-A-307 is shot down, its pilot manages to eject (Corvette Captain Philippi), unfortunately the 3-A-314 is also shot down After the death of its pilot (Lt. de Fragata Márquez), the 3-A-312, hit by enemy fire, managed to move away, before falling, to allow its pilot (Lieutenant of Ship Arca) to eject…"
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