This narrator sounds like he should be narrating World's Wildest Police Videos or something...

The pilot David Morgan and the Argentine pilot Pipi Sanchez who fought in the air, made a reunion between both pilots in the nineties. The Argentine pilot traveled to England to visit him. In an interview he said that he wanted to meet David Morgan, because for our Argentine pilot he had respect for the English pilot. After all, both sides lost friends. It was just mutual respect between pilots.

This is probably the most mordern footage of Jet vs jet combat

The Empire Strikes Back. I had the great privilege of actually seeing a British Harrier. I really love the sleek black paint job on it, it looks very dynamic and advanced for the time.

"Straight up the guy's jet pipe" British navy.

I am Argentine and I must say that this war was terrible for both sides especially for both countries that were getting well, I like the UK and I hope to return soon, a greeting to all English and I hope our relationship improves

Apparently, a burglar was more interesting to the writers of The Crown than this whole conflict.

Man i love British engineering ,you Brits had one awesome Bird back then!!..very attractive,love watching it come into land on your carrier fleet decks!...well done guys..Big respect...

As a Russian, I really admire British Engineering. Harrier is a beautiful bird.

from what I've read British pilots had respect for the Argentine pilots for their bravery in action.

Proud brit here, but I will say there was a lot of respect for the Argentine pilots. They were exceptionally skilled fighter pilots and were well respected

My Dad flew RAAF Mirage IIIs at the time here in Australia. Apparently during the war they gave every bit of info over to the RAF/RN on the capabilities off the Mirage III and even flew specific mission profiles that were informally requested by their UK mates to get a better understanding of what the Mirage III could do. At the time his squadron had a couple RAF exchange people.

As a former soldier myself, I have to say that we were always taught to respect the soldiers on the other side. They also have a job to do and at the end, it's the same job as ours. You just hope to do your job a little better than the other side.

The description says that a fight ensued..... seems more like the Skyhawks just ran into a Harrier shaped fist.

0:17 correction Galtieri was a dictator and was never elected

Brilliant aircraft flown by outstanding pilots 🇬🇧

thank you to the pilots for their bravery . i am ex WELSH GUARDS one of the ships they where protecting was the SIR GALAHAD . we had massive losses ,but if it wasnt for the bravery of these men it could have been far worse . CYMRU AM BYTH .

Only two things to say: 1: war is a terrible thing; 2: Military (men and women) that fought in this war desearve all the respect.

Britain travelled thousands of miles to win this war just shows no matter what size your country is they can achieve great things with the right troops and equipment proud to be British

If you know someone who was involved for the UK in the Falklands War, please let them know that in the KZfaq comments section (and on the internet in general) there is huge gratitude and amazement for what they did. I was only 3 yrs old in 1982 and I’m now binge watching videos about it all. The sacrifice that our armed forces made was immense and it will NEVER be forgotten.

I am English and yes war is stupid most of the time........Both sides lost loved ones......my condolences to the Argentine's who lost family members too......

Although us brits can be proud of this accomplishment, sadly we lost over 200 brave soldiers with many maimed for life, we also have to remember the Argentinian conscripts who were forced into this war by the ruling junta and didn't have a clue what they were doing or up against with our fantastic and highly professional military. Sure Argentina had their elite forces, but this was a pointless war brought on by the Argentinian military Junta and they lost, Argentina is a better place without them in power, I cant help feeling sad for both sides who were killed and maimed due to old and decrepit war mongers of Argentina.

I understand the Sidewinder version we used on our Sea Harriers was your very latest or advanced version, which had significant advantages over previous models. So, thanks guys, for the use of. You’ll understand we couldn’t return all of them in pristine condition…

When I was an Infantry Marine at Camp LeJeune, we would occasionally get to see the Harriers do bombing practice close by. A UH-1 would drop smoke to mark the target and usually a flight of two Harriers would come in inverted to spot the smoke, then roll into the bombing run and drop their ordnance. Awesome planes!

I have met the guy who was shot down over Falkland. He was a fighter pilot, now retired and lives in Switzerland. I was just the delivery guy that brought him new sofa and somehow I saw skin injuries, when I asked him what was it from , he told me he was a pilot over Falkland. That guy lived thru some bad shit. He was baddly injured.

Isn't the Harrier the jet that kid tried to buy with Pepsi points back in the 90s? I wish he had succeeded lol.

An aircraft with new technology can be bought, but not the bravery and honor of a few pilots willing to be respected and not give up, even in very inferior conditions. ¡Honor y Gloria a Nuestros Halcones!

This has got to be the best aerial combat footage I've ever seen : You can clearly see what's happening, and all details of the shoot downs.

There’s something about England that you just don’t want to fuck with. Tiny island packing serious heat. ✌️

Both my dad and his older brother did low altitude air support in the USAF, I love things like this

The Vulcan bombing of the runway was the greatest logistics feat ever executed.

I think I said this on another video about the Falklands War, but my dad used to work with a Veteran of the Falklands War. From what I've heard, the fighting war brutal. My dad is also a combat veteran, although from a different war, and I know they find comfort in each other, having gone through the same or similar experiences. Even though I'm neither a soldier, a UK citizen, or Gods greatest child, I'd like to salute those who gave their all. If they're willing to tell you, listen to their stories, no matter what side they fought for.

Two things: the British pilots were exponentially better trained than the Argentine pilots. Second, the Argentines got revenge by stoning the cars of a British TV show thirty years later, must have felt great to finally even the scales against three middle aged men driving those dangerous cars through that country...

I worked in Argentina as a British worker shortly after the war ....all I will say is google the `Ocean guardian drilling platform `...it was all about oil...what i say that does in not in any way take away the bravery of the individual military personnel involved .....they were incredibly brave....and along the way saved many British nationals from a fate we know not ...all wars suck

Speaks volumes about the Harrier capabilities, as well as the skills of the fine British pilots. Excellent job.

The RAF have a lot of respect for the Argentine pilots, particularly those that flew in the Falklands. Aside from the harrier being a spectacular and revolutionary piece of British Engineering it was also incredibly difficult to fly and master-it holds the record for the most training fatalities. Therefore the British didn’t just send any RAF pilots, they sent the best. So, the Argentines weren’t only up against the harrier, but some of the most experienced RAF pilots; and the RAF in itself is revered and globally respected. They had balls the Argies, you’ve got to give them that.

"just vapourized the aircraft"

I was in the RAF when all this happened and we lost people that were never talked about too ...All very brave men and women

A true hero, his service and others shall never be forgotten🇬🇧

Us Brits have always been good at engineering especially our RAF 🇬🇧

The Sea Harrier. A gem. I have seen Harriers in action at close quarters. Unforgetable.

Well done gents, professional and humble as always.

Super proud of the royal navy pilots and their amazing skill and bravery...

The Fact none was shot down in AA combat is testimony to the skills of the pilots who flew them. The harrier literally was a sitting duck with many disadvantages. I think In this instance the Argentina’s got caught by surprise. The British pilot even said he spotted the Four planes visually, so neither knew by radar or had any previous warnings. The Argentinians were on a bombing run.

The pilots on both sides demonstrated skill and courage.

The gurkhas were upset it ended so early

Once went to the British Grand Prix at Brands. By far the highlight of the day was a dis[play by a Harrier, hovering like an alien spaceship above the trees.

British did good but the Argentinian pilots also deserve to be recognized for their skill and bravery too

This was dope. As a canadian its good to know those brits got my back if shit ever hits the fan

I'm pretty sur I owe my life to a FAA pilot. A4 saw me and a couple of guys in the open and turned towards us. At that moment the Argentine pilot and us saw a Harrier about a mile out. The Argentine aircraft aborted his intended mission and fucked off with a Harrier on his tail. (They both disappeared behind mountains so I don't know the outcome). Many thanks FAA.

Me when someone calls a british lieutenant a "lootenint": Chokes on tea

One of the top five fighter jets ever designed and produced ,an absolutely incredible aircraft capable of pulling off manoeuvres like no other, before or since ..

Britain liberated the Argentine people from a junta that killed thousands of its people with the victory. On paper, Britain hadn't a chance of pulling this off, even US Naval experts said that. But, paper doesn't fly these aircraft, and looking at the names of the regiments en route to fight on land, being out numbered really meant little. I am not British, but what the British forces achieved is quite remarkable and I think many don't understand it.

What a legacy... After HMS Hermes was inducted into the Indian Navy as INS Viraat and we had this aircraft carrier and the Sea Harriers in-service for a long time !

I remember from military aviation magazines at the time that they said the new sidewinders could hit when pointed within 15 degrees of the target - he just said he was 19 degrees off target and it still tracked. Goes to show that any quoted specifications are usually down-played.

It still remains as THE war for Argentina while for GB it barely represents two pages in their 20 volume records of historic conflicts.

Sea Harriers did the business in the air and HMS Conqueror kept their fleet in harbour. Well done Royal Navy, without you it would have been an impossible war.

I remember seeing harriers for the first time at Farnborough airshow in the mid sixties, all the crowd was facing the runway a further away was a clum of trees, suddenly about four harriers came from behind the trees, iit was like something from war of the worlds, they did there routine then came down the runway at about 100 ft simultaneously turning towards the crowd bowing then flying off, amazing

I was a 15 year old school kid and used to get home whack the news on, I found it so exciting, didn't understand the horrors of war back then.

The SeaHarrier also has the distintion of having the last ever (so far) gunkill of a fighter against another ..as one shot down an A-4 with its 30mm guns..

l can't avoid reading anything but hateful comments from both the Argentinian and the British. As a 17 year old Argentine first, and as a global citizen second, I can not help but wondering why so much hate towards people who fought an unfair war. We were ruled at the time by our most violent military regime ever, who thought would be a good propaganda to kick the british out of Falklands and win the favor of the people. However, for this task they sent only our professional air force, as our ground troops were just conscripted kids, most of which didn't even know what the Falklands were. This was necessary for the regime in order yo keep peace at home as there were a lot of these young people fighting in guerrilla and paramilitary forces; besides, our true proffesional army was left behind in Buenos Aires in order to protect the regime. Besides, there is so much ignorance in this comment section I would urge everybody to go and get informed a bit before saying, for example, that britain was responsible for us freeing ourselfs from the military regime. If you went through all of this, then thanks for reading and have a nice day :D

I watched a spanish air force Harrier at farnborough 2 years ago. It absolutely stole the show - put the eurofighter in the shade - the pilot hovered about 20M above ground for 2 minutes - incredible power and control.

you harrier pilots were amazing. We all knew that and appreciated yous thanks

amazing footage,and an amazing plane, remember the task force going out from Portsmouth harbour,bunked off school to watch it😀

When i saw the Argentine jets explode i had a feeling i have almost never felt before. It was sadness because this is the first time i have seen an actual person die and thinking about it doesnt get you this feeling. It takes until you actually see it. Just another thing tl show that war is bad unless it is completely necessary. Respect to both countries. I love Argentina and i feel bad for the pilots. The way how they flew showed that they probably had no idea thst a missle was coming. Early warning systems were either not invented or it wasnt as good as today. Argentina! And Uk! 🇬🇧

Many thanks to all you pilots and service men on the ships.

The sea harrier could outrun the F4 Skyhawk and it could outclimb both the F4 Skyhawk and Mirage III. The harrier also had the ability to make impossible turns and rapidly decelerate mid-air due to its vectoring thrust nozzles. That and it's bigger than 1 thrust to weight ratio made it a formidable dogfighter. It might not have had all the advantages, but it had a lot of advantages.

So Argentina declares war on Great Britain and expected them NOT to be mad

As Argentinian, that war was a shame. Hundreds of Argentinian and British soldiers died in an unnecessary war

Fortunately this wouldnt happen again with Britains modern war fighting capabilities. Back then in the 80’s, NATO forces where dedicated to fighting off a Soviet invasion. Therefore Britain was tasked with defending the Greenland-Uk gap, preventing Soviet subs from access to the high seas. Our carriers werent really carriers, their designation was ‘through deck cruisers’ and were designed to hunt Soviet submarines. Also, the Exocet anti ship missile was recently invented and no navy in the world knew just how devastating they would be and Royal Navy ships were built very light and lightly defended against air attacks. We were lucky we still had HMS Hermes, our last true carrier and if the Argentines would have waited a year then we wouldn’t have had the Hernes as it was due to be sold to India where it served as the INS Viraat in later years. This war was a very important war for the Western NATO forces and many lessons where learned. Royal Navy personnel were given flame retardant uniforms as the ones in the falklands melted to sailors skins in a fire. The real threat of anti ship missiles became apparent which had led to the Royal Navy building the Type 45, simply the most formidable anti air destroyer ever made. The threat of modern submarines was rammed homed with the fact that HMS Conquerer kept the entire Argentine fleet out of the war has led us to build the Astute class Nuclear Attack Sub. And of course the war showed us how, as an island nation, we rely on a strong Navy with capable aircraft carriers. If Argentina tried now to attack the Falklands, well, it just wouldnt happen. The HMS Queen Elizabeth Carrier Battle Group has around 4 times the combat power as the entire task force had back in 1982.

Love from the USA ❤️

Not sure that was a tense battle, it was more like watching a boxing match between Mike Tyson and Stephen Hawking.

4:03 the photographer actually asked him to step back into his cockpit after getting out for this famous clip

Awesome vid! ... I have his book about flying the Sea Harrier. HMS Invincible visited NZ I have a mate who was Tactical Radar Operator on HMS Invincible during the Falklands War he didn't know if he was going to live or die!.. thanks from NZ 👍🇳🇿

The last Skyhawk seeing all his gang shot down be like: "NNNNOPE!"

USA: Maybe you can give Argentina back the Falklands? UK: No USA: Ok. Here have some weapons

I remember watching the Harriers on the news in 82 when I was 8 & pestering my mum to get me the Airfix model 😂 it’s still a cool plane.

I never cease to be amazed at Harriers.

When I was young and uneducated, I loved the victory in the Falklands over, what I saw as the “evil” of Argentina. Then I grew up and realised that there can rarely be a true victory in war. Argentina is a sleeping powerhouse. Maybe not in a military sense, but definitely as a economical power. Britain has a strained relationship with Argentina but in distant history, we were very close. Britain took the railways to Argentina and their beef trade stems from the Scottish Angus breed of cattle. A working partnership between our nations would, I think, be very beneficial to us both.

I want you english people to know, Argentina was under a dictatorship these days, so none of the ones who started that war were real president, they just took the control by force.

It was a bad day for documentaries when they started hiring announcers from Monster Truck rallies to do the presenting.

Stories like this fill me with pride

The sea harrier was a legendary aircraft. Respect from India.

I remember this war and the pride it brought out in the English people, actually I should say the people of the UK. It was very uncertain at first wether we could pull it off so far from home and that was what the Argentinians were banking on too. The part played by all UK armed services is worthy of recognition but the pilots of the Harrier came out of this as real heroes.

People don't realise but the clip at 0:36 of the Sea Harriers lined up, was the TOTAL number of Sea Harriers Britain had that were airworthy at the time

RIP Sharkey Ward. 22nd May 2024. Please google him. His book 'Harriers over the Falklands' is incredible.

Great plane, great pilots and humble as always.

i like how the video claims that the mirage iii was the better aircraft in every way but doesn't mention that the harrier had one of the best missile at its time.

*British Grenadiers starts playing* Argentina: "Why do I hear boss music?"

Absolutely beautiful aircraft, that and the spectacular Avro Vulcan bomber. Loved her howl and the wall of sound.

Crazy how those men's lives lead up to them dying in a jet, they spend decades alive just for that moment to be shot down.

***Patriotism intensifies***

Watching the news in 1982 and seeing a Harrier drop straight on to the carrier......whoa, they can do that now?! Blew my freaking mind!

Argentina should be ashamed sending in the young troops poor training but big heart. We did very well as the distance was crazy for a small nation we do hold our own Thanks lads Rest in peace to all the fallen on both sides

Harrier is one of the best fighter it's ever been made for its time and still been used and looks good and Falkland war with legendary Vulcan and specially aerial re feuding it's something extraordinarily

Wow, to have lived through that, as those pilots.

Hello chaps! Just a small point for clarification: Lefftenant Commahnder is the correct pronunciation. I think you’ll find Loo tenants are people who occupy public conveniences. Toodle pip.

And that ladies and gentlemen, is why you never underestimate the British. They all said “it couldn’t be done” The Argentines thought they held all the cards. But we brits had all the aces. To all the brave patriots that didn’t make it home. You will never be forgotten because you are true heroes. R.I.P

I love the British. They are the best. I can only thank you guys for everything you do to help us Americans in every conflict we have ever had. I have the up most respect for you. Thank you.

What a machine the Harrier was.