No. 78 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates two Westland Sea King HAR.3s and, until 2006 one Chinook HC.2, from RAF Mount Pleasant, Falkland Islands. The Squadron reformed on May 22 1986 and has operated in the same role since then. Originally operating the Chinook HC.1, these were replaced with HC.2s. The Chinook HC.2, equivalent to the US Army CH-47D standard, began to enter RAF service in 1993. 78 Squadron is the only RAF squadron permanently based in the Falkland Islands. The four Tornado F3s which provide air defense are operated by No. 1435 Flight. No. 1312 Flight operates a single Vickers VC10 and one MODEL NO AA37001 C-130K Hercules.
Falklands 25th Anniversary The Falklands War was fought in 1982 between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. The Falklands consist of two large and many small islands in the South Atlantic Ocean east of Argentina, whose ownership had long been disputed. The key to the British success was the speed with which the British gained and then maintained air superiority over the islands and waters around them.
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