Owen Crippa - The Man Who Attacked The British Fleet All Alone (In a Trainer Jet)

As the British Amphibious Task Group entered San Carlos Water in the Falklands on 21 May 1982, the Argentine High Command initially thought it was a diversion. They sent some aircraft to investigate. One of them was an MB-339, a light trainer/attack aircraft flown by Teniente de Navio Owen Crippa. He first spotted a Lynx helicopter and was about to attack it but then, he saw the entire British landing force in a small bay. He took the aggressive approach and attacked all alone in an aircraft never meant for such a task. Check out Patrick Cloutier’s book - Mussolini’s War in the East Sources: - Marcelo Larraquy - La guerra invisible: El último secreto de Malvinas - Pablo Camogli - Batallas de Malvinas: Todos los combates de la Guerra del Atlántico Sur - Michael Clapp - Amphibious Assault Falklands: The Battle of San Carlos Water - “Estábamos mentalizados para morir”: Owen Crippa, el aviador que atacó solo a la flota británica en Malvinas Support the channel on Patreon: Donate via Paypal: Join our Discord server: Audio mastering by Don Solaris: “Hiding Your Reality“ Kevin MacLeod () Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License #militaryaviationhistory #militaryaviation #falklandswar #fuerzaaereaargentina #skyhawk