12:00:00: Two Sea Harriers bomb and strafe the blockade running cargo ship Rio Carcarana at anchor in the Falkland Sound. Two more Sea Harriers search for and destroy the Argentine transport Bahia Buen Suceso operating in the same area.
16:00:00: A pair of Sea Harriers carry out an armed photo reconnaissance flight over Stanley, Goose Green and Pebble Island. Both aircraft carry a recon pod under the centre fuselage and two 1000lb bombs under the wings. The bombs are dropped as the aircraft pass over Stanley.
22:00:00: HMS Glamorgan sets out to convince the Argentines that the upcoming landing will take place on East Falkland, south of the capital. She moves up and down the coast and carries out bombardment of Stanley, Bluff Cove, Fitzroy and Goose Green.
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