BRITISH HELICOPTERS
Plate 1. Chinook
Chinook BN, the only operational Chinook during the war. Wikimedia Commons: Share Alike 4.0 International License.
Plate 2. Sea King with Searchwater radar in dome
Britain had a desperate need for AEW during the Falklands War. AEW helicopters were produced in record time, but too late for combat. Westland Sea King XV704 during radar deployment testing, May 1982. Credit: Leonardo S.p.A. / Historical Corporate Archive (Used under Fair Use for educational purposes).​
Plate 3. Wessex HU5
Wessex from 848 Naval Air Squadron landing very carefully on the small, rear landing pad of SS Atlantic Conveyor. Photograph was likely taken by Gordon Brooks.​
Plate 4. Lynx HAS.2
Lynx HAS.2 (XZ252) coded 341 and known as 'Purdy', flown by 815 NAS. It is equipped with the Hampton Mayfair electronics warfare system attached to its port side. This provided tuned jamming to disrupt Exocet missile guidance systems. Fleet Air Arm archives.​
Plate 5. Lynx HAS.2
Lynx HAS2 behind a Type-42 destroyer. Crown copyright.​
Plate 7. Gazzelle AH.1
Type of attack helicopter used during the Falklands War (also see Plate 22 in section titled 'Battles'). Photographed by Martin Davenport at the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) in 2018.
Plate 9. Humphrey
Humphrey has markings painted on her side indicating her extensive war activities. At the top is a submarine marking. She damaged the ARA Sante Fe with depth charges. Photographed by MR Ibbotson, Fleet Air Arm Museum, RNAS Yeovilton, 2025.
Plate 6. Scout AH.1
Scout from 3 Commando Brigade Air Squadron. It is fitted with side-brackets, pylons and SS.11 guided anti-tank missiles. Wikimedia Commons: Share Alike 4.0 International License.
Plate 8. Wessex HAS.3
Famous Wessex named Humphrey from HMS Antrim. Photographed by MR Ibbotson, Fleet Air Arm Museum, RNAS Yeovilton, 2025.
Plate 10. Humphrey
Humphrey was damaged by shrapnel while in San Carlos Water. The damage is still visible and highlighted by red circles on the blue exterior. Photographed by MR Ibbotson, Fleet Air Arm Museum, RNAS Yeovilton, 2025.
Plate 11. Norland with Wessex and Sea King
Norland in Falkland Sound with a Sea King HC.4, a Wessex HU.5, and an LCU (landing craft utility).
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