I was wrong... but sort of right... in a manner of speaking.
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Four British Chinooks were destroyed on 25 May 1982 when the Atlantic Conveyor was struck by an Argentine Dassault Super Étendard firing an Exocet sea-skimming missile.
Surviving British Chinook, "Bravo November", did outstanding service in the Falklands, even lifting 81 troops on one occasion.
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That was the incident I had in mind, even if I did get the number on board wrong.
Heaven knows what the AUW was.
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(See Falklands paragraph)