Argentina

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	photo	seat
23-10-1961	FAA	F-86F Sabre-30-NA	C-118	Villa Reynolds Air Base	Crashed near Villa Reynolds Air Base			NAA
03/04/1963	Argentine Navy	Grumman F9F-2B Panther	0422 3-A-107 BuAer127092	1° Escuadrilla de Ataque	collided to another Panther 0424 near Arroyo de la Mesa (Buenos Aires)	Capitan de Corbeta Ramón Corvera ejected		Grumman
03/04/1963	Argentine Navy	F9F-2B Panther	0424 3-A-109		collided with the Panther 0422 near Arroyo de la Mesa (Buenos Aires)	Carmelo Artesiano Argote ejected		Grumman
02/03/1964	Argentine Navy	F9F-2B Panther	0449 3-A-101		crashed near Punta Alta(Buenos Aires)	Osvaldo Borzone ejected		Grumman
01.08.66		A‑4P Skyhawk	C‑203 (msn 11606)Ex USN A‑4B BuAer 142421		near Olathe (Kansas the USA)	Cap. J. Rodriguez Morel ejected		Escapac 1
??-??-1968	FAA	A-4 Skyhawk				Ejected OK – some injuries		Escapac 1
08.05.68		F‑86F‑30‑NA Sabre	C‑128 (msn 191‑710)Ex USAF 52‑5014A		Collision with F‑86F C‑101 over San Carlos (San Juan)	Cap. Correa Cuenca ejected
31.05.68		A‑4P Skyhawk	C‑216 (msn 11352)Ex USN A‑4B BuAer 142098		near V° Brigada Aerea	Cap. Destri ejected
31.05.68		A‑4P Skyhawk	C‑217 (msn 11809)Ex USN A‑4B BuAer 142747		near V° Aerial Brigade	Cap. A. Iananello ejected
23rd September 75	CANA	A-4Q Skyhawk	0666/3-A-313		crashed into sea after catapult from aircraft-carrier "25 de Mayo"	, Teniente de Navio C.Sánchez Alvarado ejected.
23rd March 1976	FAA	Mirage IIIEA	I-009		destroyed in crash	Primer Ten. S. Garcia ejected safely.		Martin-Baker
	I‑009 Mirage IIIEA(msn 7F/7D) Arribo al pals el 20.05.73 a bordo del C‑130H TC‑ 66.Primer vuelo en 08.73. Destrucc16n total por accidente el 23.03.76,piloto 1 °Ten S.Garcia eyectado.
18th july 1977	FAA	A-4 Skyhawk	0664/3-A-311		destroyed in crash near Río Gallegos airport,	CC J. Czar ejected safely - some injuries		Escapac 1
27th july 1977		A‑4P Skyhawk	C‑201 msn 11861 Ex USN A‑4B BuAer 142799		near Chalanta (San Luis)	1° Tte. J. Gonzalez ejected		Escapac 1
15th November 1979 also seen as 26th November 1979	FAA	Dagger	C-406 (c/n S-13		Engine problems. Crashed near la Estancia Santa Lidiad, Azul, Buenos Aires	1er. lieutenant Amílcar Cimatti ejected safely		Martin-Baker
4th December 1979	Arg AF	Canberra
?? ?? 1979	FAA	A-4 Skyhawk			Bahia Blanca during a flight from Rio Gallegos	Hector Luna ejected		Douglas
01.07.80		4P Skyhawk	C 213 (msn 11383)Ex- USN To 4B BuAer 142129		Crashed Soldasla Hill Inti Huasi (San Luis)	pilot Alf. Ibarlucea ejected

21st May 1982	FAA	Dagger A	C‑407 (msn S‑26)	II° Escuadron Aeromovil	Shot down by sidewinder from Sea Harrier FRS.1 ZA190 [Steve Thomas], north of Port Howard	1° Teniente Jorge Senn ejected		Martin-Baker
21st May 1982	CANA	A-4Q Skyhawk	0660 3-A-307	3 Escuadrilla de Caza y Ataque	Combat loss over Falkland Sound shot down over San Carlos area, Falklands	Capitán de Corbeta Alberto Philippi ejected safely.		Escapac 1
21st May 1982	CANA	A-4Q Skyhawk	0665 3-A-312	3 Escuadrilla de Caza y Ataqu Rio Grande	Combat loss over Falkland Sound, damaged by AA near Puerto Argentino (or Port Stanley), Falklands after bombing HMS 'Ardent'	Teniente de Navio Arca ejected safely		Escapac 1
21st May 1982	FAA	A-4C Skyhawk	C-309	Grupo 4 de Caza	Combat loss over West Falkland	Teniente Lopez ejected and was killed		Escapac 1
21st May 1982	FAA	Pucara				Maj. Carlos Tomba		Martin-Baker
21st May 1982	FAA	Pucara				Cpt. Benitez ejected		Martin-Baker
21st May 1982	FAA	Dagger A	C‑403(msn 5‑16)	II° Escuadron Aeromovil. Derribado	Shot down by sidewinder from Sea Harrier FRS.1 ZA190 [Steve Thomas]	Capitan Guillermo Donadile ejected		Martin-Baker
21st May 1982	FAA	Dagger A	C‑404(msn 5‑12)	II° Escuadron Aeromovil.	Shot down by sidewinder from Sea Harrier FRS. 1 ZA175 [Sharky Ward]	Major Gustavo Piuma Justo ejected		Martin-Baker
21st May 1982	see LINK provided by Pablo Calcaterra
21st May 1982	FAA	Dagger	C-409	III° Escuadron Aeromovil.	hot down by sidewinder from Sea Harrier FRS. 1 XZ455	1° Teniente Hector Luna ejected at very low level		Martin-Baker
23rd May 1982	CANA	A-4Q Skyhawk	0659/3-A-306	Base Aeronaval Alte. Quijada, Río Grande	aircraft suffered brake problems when landed fully armed with bombs from a mission during the Falklands War, when the aircraft was bouncing off the runway. The aircraft was repaired!	the pilot, Capitán de Corbeta Carlos Zubizarreta ejected, but hit the ground hard and killed		Escapac 1
24-05-1982	FAA	Dagger A	C‑410(msn S‑06)		Shot down by sidewinder from Sea Harrier FRS. 1 ZA193	Mayor Gustavo Luis Puga ejected		Martin-Baker
24-05-1982	FAA	Dagger A	C‑419 (msn S‑35)		Shot down by AIM‑9L Sidewinder Sea Harrier FRS.1 XZ457	Capitan Raul Diaz ejected		Martin-Baker
25-5-1982	FAA	A-4C Skyhawk	C-319	Grupo 4 de Caza	Combat loss San Carlos Water	Teniente Lucero ejected successfully and was recovered by HMS Fearless		Escapac 1
25-5-1982	FAA	A-4C Skyhawk	C-304	Grupo 4 de Caza	Combat loss when returning from a mission on San Carlos Water	Capitan Garcia successfully ejected but was not recovered from the water. His body was washed ashore in a dinghy at Golding Island in 1983		Escapac 1
26-05-1982	CANA	MB326				Lt. Col. Mazorra		Martin-Baker
26-05-1982	CANA	MB326				Lt. Col. Chiaretio		Martin-Baker
27th May 1982	FAA	A-4B Skyhawk	C-215 Ex- USN 4B BuAer 142102	Grupo 5 de Caza	Combat loss at Ajax Bay, 40 mm AAA from HMS Intrepid [see FEEDBACK below]	Teniente Mariano A. Valasco ejected succesfully		Escapac 1
FEEDBACK	". . . In 1982 I served onboard HMS INTREPID and spent most of my time in the Falklands in San Carlos, on the 27th May that year I opened fire on two A4 Skyhawks hitting one of them and for 25 years believing I had killed that pilot. Last year 2007 I was watching a documentary about the Falklands and noticed that the pilot I had shot down and thought I had killed was still alive, I have traced the pilot, his name is Valasco, we have exchanged many e-mails and he has confirmed to me that HMS FEARLESS could not have hit him as previously thought, as we were the sister ship to Fearless i believe it was mistaken as them when really it was us who hit him! I spent Friday last week sat with my old Captain, Rear Admiral Dingemans and he once again confirmed to me that it was Intrepid who shot the A4 down." Best Wishes Neil Wilkinson Ex AB Gunner HMS INTREPID in email 4th August 2008
28-05-1982	FAA	Pucara			?????	Lt. Arganaraz		Martin-Baker
28-05-1982	FAA	Pucara				Lt. Cruzado		Martin-Baker
8-6-1982	FAA	A-4B Skyhawk	C-228	Grupo 5 de Caza	Deployed to Rio Gallegos. Combat loss over Choiseul Sound shot down AIM-9L fired from British Sea Harrier ZA177 from 800 Sqn. flown by Flt. Lt. Morgan. Crashed into the sea about two miles north of Middle Island	Alferez Vazquez unsuccessfully ejected and was killed		Escapac 1
13-Jun-82	FAA	Canberra						Martin-Baker
13-Jun-82	FAA	Canberra				Captain Pastrain	Capt. Casado is killed
12.07.83		A‑4P Skyhawk	C‑235 (msn 11827)Ex USN A‑4B BuAer 142765		crashed near Denney (Buenos Aires)	Pilot Alf. A. Botana ejected
31.10.-1984	FAA	A-4P Skyhawk	C‑234 (msn 11822) Ex- USN To 4B BuAer 142760		near Estancia San Migue (Cordoba)	Pilot Alf. R. Elias ejected OK - some injuries		Escapac 1
19.11.84		A‑4P Skyhawk	C‑237 (msn 11850)Ex USN A‑4B BuAer 142788		18 miles of Vicuna Mackena (Cordoba)	Pilot Alf. J. J. Janer ejected
03-04-1985	FAA	Mirage				Pilot ejected OK		Escapac 1
19-Apr-85 or 29th ??	FAA	Mirage IIICJ	C‑707		5 mn soth west of Rio Gallegos(Santa Cruz)	Major.Alberto Kajihara		Martin-Baker
22may86	CANA	A-4Q Skyhawk	0658/3-A-305		crashed near Cmdte. Espora naval base	Teniente de Fragata José Plá ejected safely.
12-Jun-87	FAA	Dagger
??-??-1987	FAA	A-4 Skyhawk				Pilot ejected OK - some injuries		Escapac 1
4.10.-1988	FAA	A-4P Skyhawk	C‑236 (msn 11846)Ex USN A‑4B BuAer 142784		Crashed near El Cuy (Rio Negro)	Pilot ejected OK - some injuries		Escapac 1
19th December 1988	Argentine Navy	AerMacchi MB326	Nr 101		Sudden impact over Uruguay River at 350 kts...and 100 ft
19th December 1988	Argentine Navy	AerMacchi MB326	Nr 101			Lt. C. Gustavo Rodaro ejected but did not survive	Co-pilot Lt. Gustavo Yannielli ejected at low level [personal testimony]	Martin-Baker
8th March 1989	FAA	Mirage			IS THIS THE LOSS BELOW ???			Martin-Baker
13-03-1989	FAA	Mirage						Martin-Baker
11-12-1989	CANA	AMD Super Etendard	0762/3-A-212 (msn 73)	2 Escuadrilla Aeronaval de Caza y Ataque at Comandante Espora	firing manouevres, crashed near Isla Verde, Buenas Aires province	Pilot Teniente de Fragata Félix Médici ejected safely	, .	Martin-Baker
04-01-1990	FAA	Pucara				Capt. R. Galvan ejected		Martin-Baker
15-Mar-90	FAA	Mirage				J. M. Romero
??-??-1991	FAA	A-4 Skyhawk				Pilot ejected OK - some injuries		Escapac 1
23 November 1991	FAA	PAMPA IA-63 Matricula	E-802		impacted the ground in Mendoza while practicing for a fly past to celebrate the FAA's day	Hector Luna killed		Martin-Baker
31st August 1992	Argentine AF	IA63 Pampa	E-813		Failed to pull out of a dive during a practice display routine for the Farnborough Airshow. Crashed alongside the runway at Hurn Airport
31st August 1992	Argentine AF	IA63 Pampa	E-813			Cdr. Juan Carlos Sapolsky killed	Cpt. Omar Dario Gelardi killed	Ejection sequence believed to have been initiated too late
It is though that one of the crew attempted unsuccessfully to eject just prior to impact. Both crew, ex-Falkland veterans Cdr. Juan Carlos Sapolsky having been a Mirage pilot while Cpt. Omar Dario Gelardi flew Skyhawks
6-5-1994	FAA	Mirage IIIDA IAI Dagger	I-020	Grupo 6	training flight - crashed near Tandil destroyed in crash	pilot ejected		Martin-Baker
6-5-1994	FAA	Mirage IIIDA IAI Dagger	I-020	Grupo 6	training flight - crashed near Tandil destroyed in crash	crew ejected safely		Martin-Baker
??-??1994	FAA	A-4 Skyhawk			Plane landed on the slopes of the Andes at 18,051 ft.	Pilot tried to eject but seat did not work. Pilot uninjured		Escapac 1
12-1-1995	Spanish AF	Casa C-101	E.25-32/74-01	Grupo 74 Matacaa	collided in mid-air with Casa C-101 E.25-60/74-14 approx. 35 miles south of Salamanca	Argentine Air Force Captain, ejected safely but one broke his leg - Spanish Pilot ejected safely - WHO was in which aircraft??		Martin-Baker
12-1-1995	Spanish AF	Casa C-101	E.25-60/74-14	Grupo 74 Matacaa	collided in mid-air with Casa C-101 E.25-32/74-01 approx. 35 miles south of Salamanca			Martin-Baker
??-??-1995	FAA	A-4 Skyhawk				Ejected too low and parachute did not open - fatal		Escapac 1
2nd April 1996	FAA	Mirage III EA	I-020		engine failure near VI Air Force Base, Tandil city, in Buenos Aires province	First Lieutenant Marcelo Del Punta ejected successfully at approximately 2000 Ft		Martin-Baker
2nd April 1996	FAA	Mirage III EA	I-020			instructor CAP Sergio Niclis ejected successfully at approximately 2000 Ft		Martin-Baker
9th December 2004		A-4 Skyhawk
9th December 2004		A-4 Skyhawk
Monday 21st June 2004	FAA	Mirage 5 "Dagger"		T		1er teniente Sebastián González Iturbe I ejected		Martin-Baker
Monday 21st June 2004 14:00h	Fuerza Aérea Argentina	Mirage V "Dagger"	C-434	Grupo 6 de Caza Tandil AFB	Rountine training flight. Engine flamed out. Could not restart. to Las Higueras Airport. Engine stopped during appraoach to landing. Crashed Rio Cuarto city, Cordoba province Argentina	Primer Teniente Sebastián González Iturbe ejected safely without any injury at aproximatly 700 ft AGL [personal testimony]		Martin-Baker JM-6
Tuesday, 1st May 2007 11:10 AM	Fuerza Aérea Argentina	Mirage III			Part of a military display to mark the 25th anniversary of the Argentine air force's first combat flights over the Falkand Islands. Ran into a fog bank at the end of the air strip following a low flying pass Crashed in a field next to the Tandil VI Air Brigade	The pilot, Lieutenant Marcos Peretti did not eject. He steered the plane towards an unpopulated area where the aircraft crashed and he was killed		no ejection
Friday 3rd July 2009 10:00	Fuerza Aérea Argentina	Mirage III		6th Air Brigade, based in Tandil	Claraz , flat area close to Necochea, famous summer beach in Buenos Aires province	Primer Teniente (1st Lieutenant) Martín Ignacio Bettiol ejected		Martin-Baker
Friday 3rd July 2009 10:00	Thanks to Rafael for additional information on this ejection
Wednesday 8th September 2010	FAA	FMA IA-58 Pucara	A598	3rd Aerial Brigade. EFE Reconquista	Crash on the outskirts of the city of Reconquista, 780 kilometres (485 miles) north of Buenos Aires,	Teniente Mariano Forgit ejected at very low altitude killed		Martin-Baker AP06A

1st May 1982	FAA	Canberra B.62		Grupo 2	shot down north of Falklands			Martin-Baker
						Lt. Ibanez ejected - not recovered	Lt. Gonzalez ejected - not recovered	Martin-Baker