Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 46 minutes ago

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After the first 'hot' clash between Argentine Mirages and British Sea Harriers, more action was to follow only minutes later. Three Daggers performed a low-level attack on three British Warships that were bombarding Port Stanley airfield while a single Dagger confronted a Sea Harrier Combat Air Patrol.

Main sources:
- Douglas C. Dildy and Pablo Calcaterra - Sea Harrier FRS 1 vs Mirage III/Dagger: South Atlantic 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
- Carlos Perona, la historia del primer piloto derribado en Malvinas
https://www.lanacion.com.ar/politica/carlos-perona-la-historia-del-primer-piloto-derribado-en-malvinas-nid2002991/

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