Incident Overview
Date: Monday 3 May 1982
Aircraft Type: Shorts SC.7 Skyvan 3M-400
Owner/operator: Prefectura Naval Argentina
Registration Number: PA-50
Location: Port Stanley Airport (PSY) –
ÿ Falkland Islands
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: Shorts SC.7 Skyvan 3M-400 transport planes (PA-50 and PA-54)Shorts SC.7 Skyvan 3M-400 transport planes (PA-50 and PA-54)
Category: Other
On May 3, 1982, two Shorts SC.7 Skyvan 3M-400 transport planes (PA-50 and PA-54) of the Argentine Navy were immobilized by British naval gunfire. Both planes suffered significant damage and were deemed beyond repair following British bombardments on June 12.On May 3, 1982, two Shorts SC.7 Skyvan 3M-400 transport planes (PA-50 and PA-54) of the Argentine Navy were immobilized by British naval gunfire. Both planes suffered significant damage and were deemed beyond repair following British bombardments on June 12.
Description
Two Shorts SC.7 Skyvan 3M-400 transport planes (PA-50 and PA-54) of the Argentine Navy were immobilized by British naval gunfire on May 3, 1982. Both were damaged beyond repair following British bombardments on June 12.
Primary Cause
British naval gunfire.British naval gunfire.Share on:
