 Peru was the only export customer of the type in the Americas.In 1980 a Peruvian Su-22 intercepted an alleged UFO over Arequipa.On 24 April 1992, Peruvian "Fitters" attacked a U.S. Air Force Lockheed C-130H Hercules of the 310th Airlift Squadron which was intercepted at sea, west of Lima, injuring six of the 14 crew members.