Sunday 3 June 2012

The Falklands War - June 3rd & 4th 1982

3 June:
00:00:00: Bad weather prevents flying operations most of the day.

01:00:00: 1/7 Gurkhas are flown from San Carlos Water to Goose Green, and the remaining elements of 2 Para is helicoptered to Fizroy and Bluff Cove.

06:00:00: Black Buck 6. Attack Stanley again with a Shrike-armed Vulcan bomber.

10:00:00: HMS Minerva is despatched to make a visual reconnaissance sweep along the coast using her Lynx to search for land-based Exocet launching sites.

16:00:00: Sir Percivale has completed her unloading at Teal Inlet and heads back to San Carlos Water.

18:00:00: Canberra has completed her unloading and leaves San Carlos Water heading for the CVBG. She is joined by Stromness and escort HMS Plymouth.

22:00:00: Sir Galahad leaves San Carlos Water with equipment for 3 Para at Teal Inlet.

24:00:00: HMS Plymouth ends her escort duties and moves on to bombard Port Howard.

4 June:
00:00:00: Bad weather restricts flying operations most of the day.

06:00:00: HMS Plymouth returns to San Carlos Water.

08:00:00: HMS Exeter leaves the CVBG and heads back to the Stanley gunline to resume her SAM-trap mission.

20:00:00: Sir Galahad leaves Teal Inlet and heads back to San Carlos Water.

24:00:00: The damaged HMS Argonaut leaves for home.

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