
A British Harrier GR.1 lands on the deck of the newly acquired and former Dutch Navy HNLMS Karel Doorman (R81), ARA Veinticinco de Mayo (V-2), in 1969. The idea of Hawker Siddeley was to sell the new Harrier to the Argentine Navy and made their tests on board the Argentine Carrier as it was making it's way to Argentina, in 1969.
The Argentines however decided to go for the American built A-4, which the Americans first declined. The Harrier was too costly for the Argentines, and when the Americans decided to sell 16 A-4, all hopes for an Argentina Harrier were lost.
Ironically, the Harrier was one of the deciding factors of the Argentine Defeat in the 1982 War, with the A-4 fighting on Argentina's behalf. The Aircraft Carrier itself would not see much action during the conflict.