Falklands War - May 29th 1982 War Diary of Crew member of HMS Yarmouth

0505 Action stations, air red

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.