Accident Westland Scout AH.1 XT629,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 64771
 
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Date:Friday 28 May 1982
Time:
Type:Westland Scout AH.1
Owner/operator:3 CBAS AAC
Registration: XT629
MSN: F9635
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:1 mile SE of Camilla Creek, East Falkland -   Falkland Islands
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Shot down by Teniente Miguel Giminez in his FMA IA 58A Pucará (A-537). The Pucará crashed in poor visibility shortly afterwards. It was was actually the only Argentine air-air kill of the war

The Pilot, Lt Nunn RM was sadly killed but his Air Gunner, although injured survived, albeit losing a leg in the incident.

Sources:

http://westlandscout.com/scoutwrecks1.aspx
https://www.arrse.co.uk/community/showthread.php?t=10253
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.656squadron.org/Recollections/FalklandsOther.html]
Falklands: The Air War' by Rodney Burden, Michael Draper, Douglas Rough, Colin Smith and David Wilton (ISBN 0-85368-842-7).

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
06-Feb-2010 08:30 harro Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Source, Narrative]
02-Nov-2011 17:39 Dr. John Smith Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative]
16-Feb-2012 03:31 Nepa Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative]

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