0745 Action stations
0817 Possible hostile 170° - 25 miles
0825 Rapiers report 2 x A4’s - 2 x Mirages - 5 x Canberra’s closing
0832 Weapons tight
0834 Air yellow
0851 Fall out
1056 Action stations
1338 Air red hostiles 330° - 60 miles
1345 CAP splashed C 130 by Lieutenant Commander Ward CO of 801 Squadron shot down C 130 using Sidewinder and guns he was 240 miles from the carriers, with the CO was Lieutenant Thomas. The C 130 was from Grupo1 Pilot Captain Krause + six others killed.
1402 Air yellow
1426 Air yellow
1427 CAP investigating hostile to the South
1440 Air yellow
2021 Hostile to the North CAP chasing
2022 Air red
2047 Air yellow
2052 Air red Bootlace 106°
2059 Air Yellow
2100 Fall out
801 SHAR lost to AA fire near Stanley airport the pilot was Flight Lieutenant Mortimer, he was in the water for 8 hours before he was rescued by Lieutenant Commander Keith Dudley of 820 Squadron.
42 Commando flown up to Mount Kent they secured the adjoining ridge line of Mount Challenger.
3 Para held Mount Estancia and Mount Vernet and the SAS Murrell Heights.
2 Para airlifted to Fitzroy 1st lift of 78 of ‘A’ Company, 2nd lift of 78 men of ‘B’ Company in our only Chinook.
2230 We leave San Carlos for the last time (at this time we did not know this). We have been at action stations or closed up for the past 12 days, sleeping at our action station, air attacks on most days, during daylight odd jobs at night; we are the longest Frigate/Destroyer to remain in San Carlos. Oh what joy to leave that terrible place.
2315 RAS (L).
San Carlos Water
Fearless, Nordland, Fort Austin, Resource
Blue Rover, Nordland, Baltic Ferry, Fearless, Atlantic Causeway
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