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Mensaje: <blockquote data-quote="koinorr" data-source="post: 1381255" data-attributes="member: 2417">Sigo buscando info tanto de pistas de aeropuerto, algo tengo ya y de las provisionales . Mientras tanto un sitio inglés, que creo ya se subió en algún momento, si es así lo lamento. Dato curioso es de dónde sacan parte del archivo gráfico del mismo, pero honra el citar fuentes. Desconozco la fiabilidad de la info de la misma pero al menos se tomaron un tiempo. Entre ambas (la nuestra y la inglesa) hay cosas que no casan, lo que a mí preocupa es el largo y ancho de pista provisional de Hookers Point, hablamos de un 33% de m2 menos o más, lo cual es una cifra importante.También es interesante para efectuar una comparativa, la intención inglesa, malograda por el hundimiento del Atlantic Conveyor (perdieron las planchas, equipo, reaprovisionadores de combustible y tanques) de preparar su FOB (Forward Operating Base) un pista de aterrizaje y despegue para operaciones de avanzada con planchas de aluminio en condiciones. Sólo pudieron utilizar los 259 mts que había en el Stromness para hacer parte de la HMS Sheatbill. Hasta la llegada el 1 de junio del Atlantic Causeway no tuvieron más planchas , el 11 Field Engineer de los Royal Engineers entonces pudo terminar de preparar la plataforma para helos y reabastecimiento en VTOL para SHAR. En otras palabras al menos intentaron poner una FOB en San Carlos e hicieron la HMS Sheatbill en el mismo sitio.Páginas inglesas. Si interesa sobremanera alguna parte, lo traduzco. Ahora no tengo tiempo.Saludos y sigamos aportando info, es la única forma<a href="http://www.raf.mod.uk/history/Actions,lossesandmovementsonlandandsea.cfm">http://www.raf.mod.uk/history/Actions,lossesandmovementsonlandandsea.cfm</a> Extractado parcialBreakout<img src="http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafcms/mediafiles/42FF58E7_5056_A318_A8BD35E8B9AECBF0.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />"One of the items on board Atlantic Conveyor had been a complete sectionalised airstrip, intended to be the basis of a Forward Operating Base (FOB) for the Harriers. Fortunately, there were sufficient aluminium planks aboard the Stromness for a strip 850 feet long, as well as a set of emergency fuel handling equipment. These had been unloaded on 23 May, and the strip was set up just to the west of Port San Carlos with a small taxy area for refuelling. After a heroic effort by the engineers the first Harrier was able to operate from there on 5 June. The strip was know as HMS Sheathbill, or RAF Port San Carlos, dependent on which service you belonged too!On 26 May the first troops left the beach-head at San Carlos. The men of 2 Para vacated their positions on the Sussex Mountains and trekked the eight miles to Camilla Creek House. Late on 27 May they left here and commenced an attack on Pradera del Ganso (Goose Green). This was the first major land battle of the campaign and a full description of the events during this time can be found on a separate map here..."<a href="http://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/2013/02/that-famous-runway-at-port-stanley-part-1-pre-conflict/">http://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/2013/02/that-famous-runway-at-port-stanley-part-1-pre-conflict/</a>That Famous Runway at Puerto Argentino – Part 1 (Pre Conflict)Posted on <a href="http://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/2013/02/that-famous-runway-at-port-stanley-part-1-pre-conflict/">February 26, 2013</a> by <a href="http://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/author/think-defence/">Think Defence</a> in <a href="http://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/category/history/">History</a> with <a href="http://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/2013/02/that-famous-runway-at-port-stanley-part-1-pre-conflict/#comments">11 Comments</a>This is one of those posts that started out as a quick follow up to the <a href="http://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/2012/04/the-atlantic-conveyor-falklands30/">Atlantic Conveyor</a> and <a href="http://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/2012/04/harrier-forward-operating-base-Malvinas-islands/">San Carlos Harrier FOB</a> posts I wrote a while ago and thought a nicely rounded trilogy would be finalised with information about the runway at Stanley Airport post conflict, how it was used by Harriers, Phantoms and other types before Mount Pleasant was opened.But, as soon as you start writing about that famous runway at Stanley one simply cannot ignore the Black Buck Vulcan raids so before you know it, the research list has ballooned and no one is reading Think Defence because I haven’t posted anything in over a week.It was just too tempting a subject to resist so apologies for the lack of posting recently.Many articles, books and documentaries have been produced on Black Buck but very little exists that looks at the runway, instead most of the material tends to focus on the Vulcan and fail to see it from the runways perspective!The runway at Stanley Airport is about more than just Black Buck though, after the surrender of the Argentine forces it played a vital role in the defence of the islands at a time when the threat was still elevated.Until the airport at Mount Pleasant was completed it was the only air link to Ascension Island and beyond to the UK.As I mentioned above, things rapidly expanded so instead of a single post, this is a trilogy within the trilogy!<a href="http://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/2013/02/that-famous-runway-at-port-stanley-part-1-pre-conflict/">Part 1 – Pre Conflict</a><a href="http://wp.me/p1tf43-4BZ">Conflict</a><a href="http://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/2013/02/that-famous-runway-at-stanley-part-3-post-conflict/">Post Conflict</a>Pre ConflictIt would probably be a fair observation that pre conflict, things moved very slowly on the Malvinas Islands.Prior to the seventies the only mode of air transport to the Malvinas Islands was by seaplane<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/53629230@N02/4994508192/"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4146/4994508192_f72b21a415.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Catalina in Stanley Harbour, Malvinas Islands [Flickr:Slim Jim 2010]Although not strictly runway related the first interesting aviation incident came a short time after the World Cup quarter final defeat of Argentina but the England team. On September 28th 1966 a group of Argentine radicals hijacked an Aerolíneas DC4 and forced the pilot to fly to the Malvinas Islands. The problem was, at this time, there was no runway on the Malvinas Islands capable of taking such a large aircraft (for the time) and it had to land on the <a href="http://wikimapia.org/2192870/Stanley-Racecourse">racetrack</a>.<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/metaxa1962/5837198727/"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3628/5837198727_b1cfd17902.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Aerolíneas DC4 [Flickr<img src="/foros/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/biggrin.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":D" title="Big Grin    :D" data-shortname=":D" />erek Pettersson]<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/metaxa1962/5837209203/"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2544/5837209203_c288375dd2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Aerolíneas DC4 [Flickr<img src="/foros/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/biggrin.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":D" title="Big Grin    :D" data-shortname=":D" />erek Pettersson]A tense stand-off ensued until sense prevailed and the hijack ended.A pair of Grumman Albatross amphibians were flown to the islands carrying Argentine officials, fuel and engineers to arrange return of the aircraft.<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/73614187@N03/8511428232/"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8512/8511428232_ee231a9b33.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Grumman Albatross at Puerto ArgentinoAlthough relations were always strained there was a time when cooperation was much greater, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LADE">LADE</a>, the Argentine military airline operated an amphibian service to the Malvinas using Albatross aircraft from February 15th 1971, the first flight being a medical evacuation for a critically ill sailor. The first passenger flight was on July 3rd and on the 15th the ‘Communications Agreement’ was signed to regularise traffic on a two weekly basis.<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/metaxa1962/5837770988/"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3482/5837770988_c2530b86f6.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Grumman Albatross and Puerto Argentino [Flickr: Derek Pettersson]In 1973 the UK and Argentina agreed to co fund an airstrip on the Malvinas Islands and in November of that year the temporary 730m by 20m airstrip was operational.The temporary location at <a href="http://mapcarta.com/19199610">Hookers Point</a>was constructed by Grupo I de Construcciones de la Fuerza Aérea (FAA) using aluminium matting from the Harvey Aluminium Co in the USA.<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/73614187@N03/8511428240/"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8513/8511428240_b202d371cd.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Hookers Point [image credit Zona Militar Bigua82]<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/metaxa1962/5837486041/"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5309/5837486041_8bba5690e7.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Hookers Point [Flickr; Derek Pettersson]<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/metaxa1962/5837470355/"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2770/5837470355_06b743f03d.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Hookers Point [Flickr; Derek Pettersson]<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/73614187@N03/8510318185/"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8531/8510318185_7d3a1edc3b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>LADE Fokker F-27 at Hookers Point<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/73614187@N03/8510318153/"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8526/8510318153_5fda24dbfd.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>LADE Fokker F-27 at Hookers PointThis was not completely altruistic, the main objective was a normalisation of relationships so that the prospect of Argentine sovereignty would be less of an issue.In <a href="http://falklandstimeline.wordpress.com/1966-1981/">1976</a>March 4th, Foreign Secretary Callaghan, on the recommendation of Lord Shackleton, suggests that the runway on the Islands is extended. Reg Prentice, the Minister for Overseas Development, delays any decision by saying that further study is required.A couple of years later, in May 1978 a storm scattered much of the aluminium matting runway at Hookers Point.<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/73614187@N03/8510318327/"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8383/8510318327_87f2cabb78.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Hookers Point wind damageAfter this and in a climate of increasingly poor relations with the newly in power military Junta a more substantial construction was agreed and opened on Tuesday 1st May 1979 by Sir Vivian Fuchs.This new construction by <a href="http://www.johnsonconstruction.co.uk/">Johnson Construction</a> at Cabo San Felipe (Cape Pembroke), just North of Hookers Point, included a paved runway and collection of airport buildings.It allowed the first jet aircraft to operate, the LADE Fokker F28 Fellowship.The construction of the runway would be of crucial importance in 1982.The runway was 4,100 feet long and 147 feet wide.Designed for the LADE Fokker F27/28’s it had a minimum Load Classification Number (LCN) of 16 although in places it was as high as 30. Construction was 300mm of compacted crushed stone on white sand with a minimum of 32mm of asphalt.The terminal building had a small parking apron (270 feet x 180 feet) adjacent.Puerto Argentino Airport then became the home for the <a href="http://www.davidbridgen.com/images/figasbeavers.jpg">Beavers</a> and Islanders of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIGAS">Malvinas Islands Government Air Service</a> (<a href="http://www.falklandislands.com/product.php/19/24/air_service__figas_">FIGAS</a>)<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/73614187@N03/8511428040/"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8381/8511428040_ac6b86e807.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Puerto Argentino Airport – Pre 1982The first landing was by a civilian registered Cessna 172 and a short time later the first LADE aircraft landed at Puerto Argentino Airport.<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/73614187@N03/8498016391/"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8372/8498016391_3699c06a1a.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>LADE first F27 landing at Stanley in 1976As can be seen in the image above, the Sunday best uniforms were out and in a US Marine Corps Staff Paper called <a href="http://www.rna-10-area.co.uk/files/DeHoustUSMC.pdf">Offensive Air Operations of the Malvinas War</a>, Major Walter F. DeHoust recalls;The Argentine officials proceeding on the first flight of the air service turned out to be Argentine senior military officers in full uniform. Hearing of this, the Malvinas Islands’ governor, Toby Lewis, was ordered to hoist the Union Jack and appear at the ceremony himself in full dress gubernatorial regalia. The islanders themselves feared that ceremonially clad Argentines represented a covert invasion, perhaps even supported by the British Foreign Office. The islands’ secretary, John Laing felt a demonstration was likely and called out the Marine guard, a permanent detachment of military stationed on the Malvinas to maintain order.In what will become significant later, the new runway was extended somewhat using aluminium matting and the occasional C130, Learjet and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FMA_IA_50_Guaran%C3%AD_II">FMA IA50 Guarani</a> flight made.On the 17th May 1978 the first Fokker F-28 Fellowship landing at Puerto Argentino.<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/73614187@N03/8511428224/"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8095/8511428224_21b2e304f5.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>LADE F-28 at Puerto Argentino 1981 (Col Edwin Quiroz, Zona Militar user Bigua82)There were several reports that Argentine military pilots flew both as passengers and pilots on the regular LADE flights but of course, these were ignored.<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/73614187@N03/8513130072/"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8380/8513130072_49cf24f0d9.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Puerto Argentino Runway 1972<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/73614187@N03/8512028999/"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8251/8512028999_34a38280d0.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Puerto Argentino Airport – Pre 1982 Date UnknownUp until the occupation, LADE carried 465,763 passengers and 21,597 pounds of cargo between the Malvinas Islands and the mainland, amassing 3,553 hours.On March 11th 1982 an Argentine Air Force (FAA) C130H made an ‘emergency landing’ at Puerto Argentino Airport but were out within the hour, this was perhaps seen as suspicious but like so many warning signs, ignored.Another landing by an FAA Learjet on the 19th also raised eyebrows but again, ignored.<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/73614187@N03/8510318475/"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8243/8510318475_be700359c1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Argentine Lear Jet Stanley March 19th 1982<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/73614187@N03/8510318519/"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8229/8510318519_32726eba89.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Argentine FAA C130 at Puerto Argentino ‘Emergency Landing’ March 6th 1981Nothing to see here, move along!Next instalment tomorrowSources<a href="http://falklandstimeline.wordpress.com/">http://falklandstimeline.wordpress.com/</a><a href="http://www.margaretthatcher.org/">http://www.margaretthatcher.org/</a>RAF Historical Society, Journal No 30Air War in the Malvinas, 1982US Department of the Navy, Malvinas Islands Lessons LearnedMalvinas Aftermath: Picking up the Pieces, Edward FursdonAir Scene UKVulcan to the SkyArgentina’s Tactical Aircraft Employment in the Malvinas Islands War, Gabriel Green USAFThe Malvinas War Understanding the Power of Context in Shaping Argentine Strategic Decisions<a href="http://www.radarmalvinas.com.ar/">Radar Malvinas</a> (a great site with tonnes of information)Zona Militar (an Argentine <a href="http://www.zona-militar.com/">military forum</a> that is serious, not at all jingoistic and a fantastic resource, including many posts where veterans from both sides discuss the conflict. Where I have quoted from this site it is done so from a difficult position, I don’t speak Spanish but would recommend readers go there and have a look, there are many excellent contributors and I would like to say thank you to a number of selected forum members whose comments helped me a great deal in researching some of the specific points)PPRUNE, ARRSE, Fighter Control and Military Photos discussion forumsImages; many of the images in these posts, especially those from the Argentine perspective, seem to float around the internet on forums and image sharing sites so it is difficult to properly attribute, where possible and if the source is on Flickr, I have attributed. Elsewhere, please accept my thanks in advance to the photographers and if you are the original owner please let me know if you want it removed or properly attributed. I normally err on the side of caution with images but in this case because I think its an important subject, I have been a little less careful.</blockquote>

Verificación: Libertador de Argentina