Carlos Tomba died in Falklands, decorated and praised by a British pilot for mastering a Pucará with a pierced wing

This Wednesday he died in the city of Mendoza. When the war broke out, he traveled to the islands to assist the Pucará in technical matters, but convinced his bosses to fight. His last mission and the details of the month he spent as a prisoner of the English

He died a hero in the city of Mendoza. He traveled to the islands to assist the Pucará in technical matters, but convinced his leaders to fight. He always told that his first face-to-face with the reality of the war had been on May 1, 1982 when, in an attack by Harrier planes at Condor Base in Darwin, he caused the death of First Lieutenant Daniel Jukic and of seven non-commissioned officers who assisted him at the take-off to face the attack of…

He died on Wednesday in the city of Mendoza. He volunteered and on his last mission an English pilot pierced the wing of his Pucara and managed to keep flying. Prisoner of the English.

On Wednesday morning there was the sad news of the death of the Mendoza war veteran Carlos Tomba. The Brigadier, already retired, was a Malvinas hero and was 78 years old. He was decorated for his performances with the medal “La Nación Argentina al Valor en Combate”. On a mission in the Malvinas Islands he was intercepted by a formation of British fighters Harriers. The pilot received impacts on the engine of his plane and fell 100 meters with h…