South Atlantic Medal with rosette named AEM(M)1 G HEALY D173668L 826 SQDN. Mounted on pin for wear.
Royal Naval Air Force 826 squadron, equipped with nine Sea King HAS.5s, deployed aboard Hermes as part of the Operation Corporate Task Force sent to retake the Islands. The squadron carried anti-submarine and surface search patrols around the task force, unsuccessfully attacking a suspected Argentine submarine on the night of 1st / 2nd May, and also rescued survivors from HMS Sheffield, HMS Coventry and Atlantic Conveyor. Four Sea Kings were transferred to the stores ship RFA Fort Austin to free up space aboard Hermes on 17th May. The Squadron lost two helicopters during the Falklands War, but on both occasions the crews escaped unharmed.
