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The Peruvian pilots who secretly delivered fighter jets during the Falklands War

Witness History · Ben Henderson, Josephine McDermott · 11m
rotating BBC World Service presenter
Cold WarAir WarfareMemoir & Personal Account
Selection · Edition 2026-10-09

A Peruvian pilot tells the story of a covert 1982 mission to ferry fighter jets to Argentina during the Falklands War — a little-known episode of Latin American solidarity that stayed secret for 25 years. Short at 11 minutes but packed with first-hand detail on the risks and the geopolitical context.

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