0517 Ship in 1z
0524 Air yellow
0525 State 1
1045 Action stations
1133 Weapons tight
1340 Union Flag flying high at Goose Green following Argentinean surrender
1445 Orange forces at Jemex Point seen by our helo
1507 2 special forces personel picked up by 456 returning to INTREPID
1520 Air red
1533 Aircraft heard in the Sound
1534 Heads up aircraft in the gap
1535 1 aircraft splashed by Foxhounds a Dagger of Grupo 6 pilot Lieutenant Bernhardt
1537 456 over flown by a Mirage to the North
1636 Air yellow
1653 Air red/yellow
1658 Air yellow
1849 Air red
1851 Low bogies 395° - 3 miles
1915 Air yellow
2111 Fall out
Lieutenant Commander Broadwaters aircraft slipped over the side of INVINCIBLE during a hard turn to starboard, he ejected (Harrier of 801 Squadron).
Other events during the day
1 Scout helicopter shot down by Pucaras, pilot Richard Nunn
The submarine ONYX arrived
One of D’s Subalterns was shot dead when accepting surrender of a position (Jim Barry)
2 Pucaras shot down at Goose Green by 2 Para
I/C at Goose Green Air Vice Commodore Wilson Pedroza + 150 men and 900 troops under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Italo Pioggi surrendered. 55 dead Argentines and 1200 prisoners. 2 Para lost 17 killed and 35 wounded.
5 Brigade transferred to CANBERRA and NORLAND from QEII at South Georgia.
Macchi 339 Naval Attack Squadron, pilot Lieutenant Miguel killed, brought down by Blowpipe.
Two other Pucaras from Grupo 3 Brought down, Lieutenant Gruzado and Lieytenant Argañaraz (Blowpipe and small arms).
1 Pucara from Grupo 1 Lieutenant Gimenez killed, crashed into high ground.
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