Ernesto Proni Leston Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Ernesto Proni Leston, based on 3 World History Database records associated with Argentina.

3 records1982–19823 events1 places

Chronological biography

1982

British Fleet Located4 May 1982

Warfare / Falklands War · Corvette Captain · Naval Reconnaissance Commander · South Atlantic

Commands naval reconnaissance activity that locates the British force before the Super Etendard attack on HMS Sheffield.

Neptune Contact Maintained4 May 1982

Warfare / Falklands War · Corvette Captain · Naval Reconnaissance Commander · South Atlantic

Uses a Neptune patrol aircraft to maintain contact information on the British force for the Sheffield strike.

Strike Targeting Information4 May 1982

Warfare / Falklands War · Corvette Captain · Naval Reconnaissance Commander · South Atlantic

Provides targeting information that enables the Super Etendard pair to approach the British naval formation.

Titles and roles

Corvette Captain · Naval Reconnaissance Commander

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.