Global InformationAugusto Bedacarratz information
Augusto Bedacarratz | |
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 Bedacarratz in front of two symbols, representing attacks on Royal Navy ships, on his aircraft | |
| Birth name | Augusto Bedacarratz |
| Born | July 9, 1943 Argentina |
| Allegiance |  Argentina |
| Service/ | Argentine Navy |
| Years of service | 1965–1991 |
| Rank | Capitán de Navío |
| Battles/wars | Falklands War
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Frigate Captain Augusto Bedacarratz is an Argentina naval aviator who led the mission on 4 May 1982 that sank HMS Sheffield during the Falklands War using the Exocet AM.39 anti-ship missile. It was the first sinking of a Royal Navy ship in four decades.