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<blockquote data-quote="emilioteles" data-source="post: 1770092" data-attributes="member: 3144"><img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xtf1/v/t1.0-9/11053279_688451787951283_6877910620658535788_n.jpg?oh=65d3f9ce877ef83c85424d7a70eb94e2&amp;oe=55BA8D81&amp;__gda__=1438023130_a8e965eccac456a4b791f25cf58e6180" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Squadron Leader J.A.F. MacLachlan, the one-armed Commanding Officer of No 1 Squadron RAF, standing beside his all-black Hawker Hurricane Mark IIC night fighter, 'JX-Q', at Tangmere in West Sussex, England.MacLachlan flew bombers in France in 1940, but transferred to fighters in June 1940 and shot down 6 enemy aircraft during the Battle of Britain. He joined No. 261 Squadron RAF in Malta, as a flight commander, and was shot down in February 1941, as a result of which his left arm was amputated. He quickly returned to operations after being fitted with an artificial limb, flying with No. 73 Squadron in North Africa, but in July 1941 returned to the United Kingdom to take command of No. 1 Squadron. The Hurricane is sporting his personal emblem showing his amputated arm waving a 'V' sign. He was again shot down in 1943 and became a prisoner-of-war, by which time his score had risen to 16.5 victories.MacLachlan was awarded the Distinguished Service Order,the Distinguished Flying Cross &amp; Two Barsand the War Cross (Czechoslovakia)During the course of his combat career he flew the Fairey Battle, Hawker Hurricane, Supermarine Spitfire and P-51 Mustang.)Nb. On the 18th of July 1943, the P-51 Mustang in which he was flying was hit by flak and crashed over France. The Germans reported him as a prisoner of war but he died from his injuries on the 31st of July 1943 in a military hospital, aged 24.He was buried at Pont-l'Évêque in France.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="emilioteles, post: 1770092, member: 3144"] [IMG]https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xtf1/v/t1.0-9/11053279_688451787951283_6877910620658535788_n.jpg?oh=65d3f9ce877ef83c85424d7a70eb94e2&oe=55BA8D81&__gda__=1438023130_a8e965eccac456a4b791f25cf58e6180[/IMG] Squadron Leader J.A.F. MacLachlan, the one-armed Commanding Officer of No 1 Squadron RAF, standing beside his all-black Hawker Hurricane Mark IIC night fighter, 'JX-Q', at Tangmere in West Sussex, England. MacLachlan flew bombers in France in 1940, but transferred to fighters in June 1940 and shot down 6 enemy aircraft during the Battle of Britain. He joined No. 261 Squadron RAF in Malta, as a flight commander, and was shot down in February 1941, as a result of which his left arm was amputated. He quickly returned to operations after being fitted with an artificial limb, flying with No. 73 Squadron in North Africa, but in July 1941 returned to the United Kingdom to take command of No. 1 Squadron. The Hurricane is sporting his personal emblem showing his amputated arm waving a 'V' sign. He was again shot down in 1943 and became a prisoner-of-war, by which time his score had risen to 16.5 victories. MacLachlan was awarded the Distinguished Service Order, the Distinguished Flying Cross & Two Bars and the War Cross (Czechoslovakia) During the course of his combat career he flew the Fairey Battle, Hawker Hurricane, Supermarine Spitfire and P-51 Mustang.) Nb. On the 18th of July 1943, the P-51 Mustang in which he was flying was hit by flak and crashed over France. The Germans reported him as a prisoner of war but he died from his injuries on the 31st of July 1943 in a military hospital, aged 24. He was buried at Pont-l'Évêque in France. [/QUOTE]

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Guerra desarrollada entre Argentina y el Reino Unido en 1982