1040 Action stations
1200 GLAMORGAN used Sea Slug in NGS mode on Port Stanley airfield
1511 Air red contacts to the North West Friendly
1512 Air yellow
1625 Air red
1643 Explosion heard ashore (old ammo)
1710 Air yellow
2108 Fall out
1 Harrier lost to AA fire
Group came under Exocet attack, two fired non hit, two A4’s splashed. AVENGER shoots down an Exocet. The 2 A4’s were from Grupo 4 pilots Lieutenant Vasquez and Lieutenant Castill both killed EXETERS Sea Dart.
Yarmouth under attack from Sky Hawks
31st May
0045 Pick up 3 paratroopers from Great Island, we have to use our sea boat when we get to the Island we find the beach is all rocks which knock the bottom out of the boat, still we get it back OK. Early in the forenoon MINERVA is sent to the South to investigate and board a surface contact it turns out to be the Hospital Ship BAHIA PARAISO
1050 Action stations
2013 Air red aircraft high spotted by INTREPID
2024 Alarm aircraft astern
2035 Air yellow
2120 Fall out
Night of the 31st Hew Pike of 3 Para secured Estancia House within sight of Mount Kent.
42 Commando (K coy) and SAS troops took Mount Kent. Moody Brook 12 miles to the South West.
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