Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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In late May 1982, Argentine Navy was left with only one AM39 Exocet missile. Their Super Etendards had successfully attacked and sank two British ships but the main prize, the two aircraft carriers was still untouched. Could the last anti-ship missile be the silver bullet and bring the victory to Argentina? What exactly happened and why is this the most controversial airstrike of the entire Falklands War?

Main sources:
- Mariano Sciaroni, Alejandro Amendolara - Handbrake!: Dassault Super Étendard Fighter-Bombers in the Falklands/Malvinas War 1982
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- Jeffrey Ethell - Air War South Atlantic
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- Rowland White - Harrier 809: Britain’s Legendary Jump Jet and the Untold Story of the Falklands War
- Malvinas | Yo ataqué al Invencible
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