▁a ▁British ▁over se as ▁territory ▁claimed ▁by ▁Argentina , ▁on ▁ 2 ▁April ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁F alk lands ▁War . ▁Inv inci ble ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁oper ational ▁aircraft ▁carri ers ▁available ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁and , ▁as ▁such , ▁was ▁to ▁play ▁a ▁major ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁task ▁force ▁assemble d ▁to ▁sail ▁south ▁to ▁re take ▁the ▁islands . ▁ ▁Prince ▁Andrew ' s ▁place ▁on ▁board ▁and ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁the ▁Queen ' s ▁son ▁being ▁killed ▁in ▁action ▁made ▁the ▁British ▁government ▁app reh ensive , ▁and ▁the ▁cabinet ▁desired ▁that ▁Prince ▁Andrew ▁be ▁moved ▁to ▁a ▁des k ▁job ▁for ▁the ▁duration ▁of ▁the ▁conflict . ▁The ▁Queen , ▁though , ▁ins isted ▁that ▁her ▁son ▁be ▁allowed ▁to ▁remain ▁with ▁his ▁ship . ▁Prince ▁Andrew ▁remained ▁on ▁board ▁Inv inci ble ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁Sea ▁King ▁hel ic opter ▁co - p il ot , ▁flying ▁on ▁miss ions ▁that ▁included ▁anti - sub marine ▁war fare ▁and ▁anti - sur face ▁war fare , ▁Ex oc et ▁miss ile ▁de co y , ▁cas ual ty ▁ev acu ation , ▁transport , ▁and ▁search ▁and ▁air ▁rescue . ▁He ▁witness ed ▁the ▁Argent in ian ▁attack ▁on ▁the ▁SS ▁Atlantic ▁Con vey or . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁Inv inci ble ▁returned ▁to ▁Port sm outh , ▁where ▁the ▁Queen ▁and ▁Prince ▁Philip ▁joined ▁other ▁families ▁of ▁the