1982 British Army Gazelle friendly fire incident

When

6 Jun 1982

Kind

Air disaster

Coordinates

51.78° S, 58.47° W

Description

accidental downing of a helicopter in the Falklands War

Helicopter downing in the Falklands War

On 6 June 1982, during the Falklands War, the British Royal Navy Type 42 destroyer HMS Cardiff engaged and destroyed a British Army Westland Gazelle helicopter, serial number XX377, in a friendly fire incident, killing all four occupants. Cardiff, on the lookout for aircraft flying supplies to the Argentine forces occupying the Falkland Islands, misidentified the helicopter as an enemy Lockheed C-130 Hercules.

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