ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144152
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| Date: | Saturday 1 May 1982 |
| Time: | 17:04 |
| Type: |  English Electric Canberra B62 |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Argentina |
| Registration: | B-110 |
| MSN: | HP186B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | South Atlantic -
 Argentina
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Rio Gallegos |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Canberra B-105 (crewed by Captains Nogueira and Sanchez), and two Canberra (B-108 and B-109), conducted an anti ship attack mission when were detected by British ships, which fired several anti-aircraft missiles against them, one of which hit the B-108, despite it, 3 aircraft were able to return to continent.
However, that same day, another Canberra squadron was intercepted by a patrolling 8001 Squadron Sea Harrier, which shot down Canberra B-110, killing its two crew members, First Lieutenant Gonzalez and Lieutenant De Ibanez.
Tres Canberra MK 62, indicativo "Rifle". Misión: buques Bahía Anunciación. Tripulación Nº 1: Capitán Alberto Balgorrí y Mayor Enrique Rodeyro (B-102); No 2: 1er Teniente Mario González y 1er Teniente Eduardo De lbáñez (B-110); Nº 3: Capitán Eduardo García Puebla y 1er Teniente Jorge Segat (B-104). Armamento: cuatro bombas de 1.000 lbs cada una. Despegaron de Trelew a las 16:20 hs. Atacados por una Pac de Harriers impacta un misil Sidewinder en el Nº 2. El Canberra se estrelló en el océano. Sus tripulantes se eyectaron pero no pudieron ser rescatados.
Sources:
http://www.ipms-mardelplata.com.ar/ingles/articles/ecanberra105.htm
http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/americas/arg/AirForce/Argentina-af-Canberra.htm
Scramble
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Mar-2012 09:48 | melghibson | Added |
| 01-Mar-2012 09:49 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 05-Apr-2013 00:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Jun-2014 19:49 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Apr-2015 16:06 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Damage, Narrative] |
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