Argentine Navy - Naval Aviation

Naval Aviation

Main article: Argentine Naval Aviation See also: List of aircraft of Argentine Naval Aviation

The Naval Aviation Command is abbreviated COAN ( Spanish: COmando de Aviación Naval ) and is one of two South American countries to have operated two aircraft carriers. The service became famous worldwide during the 1982 Falklands War.

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