 During the Falklands War , Chinooks were deployed by both the British and Argentinian forces . In April 1982 , five Chinooks were loaded aboard the container ship MV Atlantic Conveyor bound for the Falkland Islands , to support the British operations . On 25 May 1982 , the Chinook Bravo November was sent to pick up freight from HMS Glasgow . While the helicopter was airborne , the Atlantic Conveyor was attacked by an Argentine Navy Dassault Super Étendard with an Exocet sea @-@ skimming missile . Bravo November avoided the ship 's destruction , assisted in the evacuation of the ship , and later landed on the aircraft carrier HMS Hermes , gaining the nickname " The Survivor " . Owing to the rapid spread of fire and smoke aboard the Atlantic Conveyor after the Exocet strike , it was not possible to fly any of the helicopters that remained on the ship 's deck . 
