RAF takes over Falklands defence After the conflict, the Falklands were defended by Phantom fighters, led by Wing Commander Macfadyen, one of the RAF's top acrobatic display flyers. In one of the ...

With 49 aircraft in the official inventory at the time of retirement, the MoD said that four will remain on quick reaction alert duties with 1435 Flight in the Falkland Islands until 2027 ...

The RAF couldn’t shoot down the vast formations ... “The most [enemy planes] we ever had over the Falkland Islands at one time was 12,” Morgan tells him, to which Wellum replies, “We ...

The UK maintains a strong military presence in the Falklands, with RAF Mount Pleasant hosting up to 2,000 British troops and equipped with numerous fighter planes and helicopters ready for defence.