Prince Andrew's place on board and the possibility of the Queen's son being killed in action made the British government apprehensive, and the cabinet desired that Prince Andrew be moved to a desk job for the duration of the conflict. The Queen, though, insisted that her son be allowed to remain with his ship.
[19] Prince Andrew remained on board Invincible to serve as a Sea King helicopter co-pilot, flying on missions that included
anti-submarine warfare and
anti-surface warfare,
Exocet missile decoy, casualty evacuation, transport, and search and air rescue.
[20][21][22]He witnessed the Argentinian attack on the
SS Atlantic Conveyor.
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