Malvinas/Falklands war

May 1st 1982: British Special Forces are now in the Falklands right up close to Stanley and even in town... indeed, their presence has been reported by Argentines since the invasion. This cartoon from 'Up the Falklands' series rather sums it up nicely.

May 1st 1982: With British warships now pounding the Argentine positions around the Falklands, Argentine air force crews scramble to their jets, a mixture of mainly Mirage & Dagger fighters, armed with bombs and missiles, and determine to take the fight back to the British...

One of the lesser known secret missions of the Falklands wasn’t carried out by special forces or spies but by British Airways and Concorde.

The Fleet Air Arm and the RAF had a need for more air to air missiles, specifically the US made sidewinder. To get these as fast as poss

May 1st 1982: It has been an incredible first day in the Falklands war: bombings and naval shelling have taken their toll and the Argentine Air Force has been met and beaten. Admiral Sandy Woodward signals the task force: 'Can we have a raid like that every day?'

Even when the weathers rubbish, it’s still beautiful. #falklands #landscape

Two Royal Navy aircraft are heading to the Falklands to be centrepieces for an exhibition on the 1982 conflict ✈️

One of the two aircraft, a retired Sea Harrier jump jet, was carefully dismantled and moved by military experts

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Falklands Island Defense Force Soldiers firing historic firearms, Jan 2022 🇫🇰

April 23rd 1982: The USA confirms that it has 'no objection to deploying Vulcan aircraft to Ascension' and the UK begins to plan Vulcan bombing missions based on a 3,350 mile distance from Ascension to the Falklands requiring 10 Victor tankers for refuelling each mission.

A retired Sea Harrier jump jet and Lynx are on an 8,000-mile journey to become centrepieces of a new museum in the Falklands.

Flying over Port Stanley, Falkland Islands, March 2024. #Falklands

Two veteran RN aircraft are heading to the #Falklands to take centre stage in a new exhibition hall marking the 1982 conflict.

A Lynx Mk8 and a Sea Harrier - the latter moved from RNAS Yeovilton - are being shipped south.

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The Kosmos-1368 photo reconnaissance satellites passed at 150 miles above the Falklands every day in May & June at 11:00. Kosmos-1455, for Electronic Intelligence, and Kosmos 1365 & 1372, for Radar Reconnaissance, were the ones that provided the most important information.

They'll tell you their country of origin if the alternative is rotting indefinitely in a camp in the Falklands.

Ah, The Falklands. JAJAJAJAJAJAJA

Happy #WorldPenguinDay ! 🐧

Hoy celebramos el Día Mundial de Los Pingüinos! ¿Sabías qué las islas Falkland son una de las capitales mundiales para ver pingüinos ya que son el hogar de las 5 de las 18 especies que existen y hay más de un millón de ejemplares?

Falklands de Cerca

Falklands Diary '82 - In three weeks I would witness, Lt Owen Crippa, Argentine Navy, attacking ships and running the gauntlet of San Carlos Water. He survived and won his nations equivalent of a VC. We were the same age and both had a moustache. I salute you sir.

World Penguin Day was celebrated in the Falklands yesterday

Hugely exciting to see that a retired Sea Harrier and Lynx will soon be departing for the Falklands as part of a new exhibition at our wonderful Museum. ✈️🚁

The Lynx XZ725 - which saw action in the Falklands War - and the iconic Sea Harrier will be fantastic additions. 🇫🇰🇬🇧

April 24th 1982: The Argentine III Infantry Brigade starts to arrive in the Falklands, with the 12th, 5th and finally 4th Regiments arriving over the next six days until the 29th. They are greeted with frozen hail and heavy rain: very different from their sub-tropical climate.