Incident IAI Dagger (Dassault Mirage 5) C-407,
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Date:Friday 21 May 1982
Time:c. 14:58 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic MIRA model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
IAI Dagger (Dassault Mirage 5)
Owner/operator:Fuerza Aérea Argentina
Registration: C-407
MSN: S-26
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:N of Port Howard, Falklands -   Argentina
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:San Julian (14:00)
Destination airport:Raton
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Grupo 6. By 13.50 hours three Daggers were intercepted by a 801 Squadron Royal Navy CAP.
(Lt.Cmdr. N. Ward and Lt. S. Thomas). The three Daggers were shot down with Sidewinder missiles, Thomas accounting for two and Ward for one. Pilot 1°Tte Jorge Senn ejected.

Sources:

http://web.archive.org/web/20150425035907/http://www.britains-smallwars.com/Falklands/index.html
Le Fana de l`Aviation
Air Fan

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
26-Sep-2012 14:20 Daniel Nole Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
05-Jun-2015 14:07 TB Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]

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