Incident FMA IA 58A Pucará A-531,
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Date:Friday 21 May 1982
Time:09:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic IA58 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
FMA IA 58A Pucará
Owner/operator:Fuerza Aérea Argentina
Registration: A-531
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Flats Shanty -   Falkland Islands
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Despega de la Base Cóndor de Pradera del Ganso, indicativo Tigre, con el fin de batir blancos terrestres de direccion de tiro naval, pilotado por el Capitan Benitez, siendo alcanzado por un misil Stinger, eyectandose el piloto.

Sources:

http://www.fuerzaaerea.mil.ar/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
06-Feb-2010 08:37 harro Updated [Location, Country, Source, Narrative]
29-Feb-2012 12:37 melghibson Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative]
23-Jun-2017 20:39 TB Updated [Time, Source, Damage, Narrative]
23-May-2019 19:30 Anon. Updated [Narrative]
09-Dec-2021 23:32 Ron Averes Updated [Country]
10-Dec-2021 03:12 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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