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.
| Squadron | Aircraft [1] | 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. [2] |
| 801 NAS | Sea Harrier FRS.1 | 8 | 4 | HMS Invincible. RAF personnel attached. [3] |
| 809 NAS | Sea Harrier FRS.1 | 8 | HMS Hermes & Invincible | |
| 815 NAS | Lynx HAS.2 Lynx 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 Sea King HAS.2A | 3 2 | RFA Fort Rosalie & Olmeda | |
| 825 NAS | Sea King HAS.2 | 10 | SS Atlantic Causeway & 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) |
All of the four-engined aircraft operated from Wideawake Airfield, Ascension Island, but flew in the war zone.
| Sea Harrier FRS.1 | 1,435 sorties, [9] 20 (+3) kills, 6 lost. |
| Harrier GR.3 | 126 sorties, 4 lost. |
| Vulcan B.2 | 5 sorties: 1, 3 May and 12 June; 21x1,000 lbs bombs – 31 May and 3 June; 4 [10] x AGM-45 Shrike. |
| Victor K.2 | 375 sorties; 14 sorties per Vulcan raid, 12 sorties per extended Nimrod patrol, 6 sorties per Hercules long-range drop, 6 sorties per Harrier GR.3 staging (4), 3 radar reconnaissance sorties to South Georgia. |
| Nimrod MR.2 | 111 sorties: maritime patrols, coordinate air refueling, SAR links. |
| Hercules C.1 | 50+ airdrop sorties at Falklands Island, 600+ airbridge sorties UK-Ascension Island |
10 fixed-wing aircraft and 25 helicopters.
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