Operations Black Buck Falklands' Most Daring Raid (Full Documentary) 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 As part of the joint response to the Argentine invasion of the Falkland Islands on 2 April 1982, the RAF launched Operation Black Buck, a series of remarkable longrange bombing raids against Port Stanley airport. However, claims as to the significance of the raids have varied from denunciation of the attacks as a failure when judged against bombing accuracy to declarations that the sorties ‘changed the outcome of t

The Fleet Air Arm in the Falklands War When the Task Force set out on its 8000-mile journey south to retake the Falkland Islands in April 1982, it not only faced enormous logistical challenges but it was totally reliant on carrier and shipborne aviation, unlike the Argentinians who possessed both carrier airborne assets and an efficient land-based air force of over 200 aircraft. The Task Force also lacked Airborne Early Warning aircraft and its new Sea Harrier FRS1s were outnumbered by six to on

In the second episode of our series marking Falklands 40, we explore how the British Task Force took control of the South Atlantic following the Argentine invasion and take a look at an Exocet anti-ship missile on display at IWM London. Watch in full: bit.ly/3ueM1M8 | Imperial War Museum London

1982: Homecoming for HMS Hermes The flagship of the British task force to the Falklands, HMS Hermes, has arrived back in Portsmouth. Thousands of relatives and friends crowded the dockside to welcome home the 1,700 crew, Royal Marines, and survivors of the destroyed HMS Sheffield. Several babies born during the conflict will be meeting their fathers, uncles, and brothers for the first time. The aircraft carrier - named after the winged messenger of Greek gods - began its 8,000-mile mission 108 d

The Falklands War Explained in 3 minutes 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 | The British Falkland Islands & British Military