One Chinook of B flight No. 18 Squadron RAF left "Atlantic Conveyor" to support operations on Ascension. With the aircraft stored she then set sail for the South Atlantic. On arrival off the Falklands in mid-May, all of the Harriers were off-loaded to the carriers; the GR.3s going to HMS "Hermes" while the Sea Harriers were divided amongst the existing squadrons on "Hermes" and HMS "Invincible". With the additional aircraft on "Hermes" a Lynx HAS.2 helicopter was flown and parked on "Atlantic Conveyor" on 20 May 1982.