British air services in the Falklands War
Squadron Aircraft Number Lost Notes
737 NAS Wessex HAS.3 2 1 HMS Antrim & HMS Glamorgan
800 NAS Sea Harrier FRS.1 12 2 HMS Hermes . RAF personnel attached
801 NAS Sea Harrier FRS.1 8 4 HMS Invincible . RAF personnel attached
809 NAS Sea Harrier FRS.1 8 HMS Hermes & Invincible
815 NAS Lynx HAS.2 and HAS.3 7/7 3 Type 42 destroyers , Type 21 and Type 22 frigates
820 NAS Sea King HAS.5 9 HMS Invincible
824 NAS Sea King HAS.2/2A 3/2 RFA Fort Rosalie & Olmeda
825 NAS Sea King HAS.2 10 SS Atlantic Causeway & RMS Queen Elizabeth 2
826 NAS Sea King HAS.5 12 2 HMS Hermes
829 NAS ( Wasp HAS.1 ) 9 ( HMS Endurance , HMS Bristol , Leander -class & Type 12 frigates )
845 NAS Wessex HU.5 15 2 RFA Tidespring , Tidepool , Fort Austin & Port San Carlos
846 NAS Sea King HC.4 15 3 HMS Hermes , Fearless class , SS Canberra , Elk & Norland
847 NAS Wessex HU.5 24 SS Atlantic Causeway , RFA Engadine & Port San Carlos
848 NAS Wessex HU.5 15 6 ( HMS Endurance , RFA Olna , SS Atlantic Conveyor & Astronomer )
Units -- Fleet Air Arm
HMS Cardiff 's Lynx helicopter 1982 .
This is a list of the units, aircraft and casualties of the British air services in the Falklands War. The numbers in bold are the number of aircraft used in the war, the numbers in brackets are the number of lost aircraft. For a list of air forces from Argentina, see Argentine air forces in the Falklands War.