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Argentine writer who pointed out cemetery inconsistencies at peace because families will find some comfort after all

Argentine writer Alicia Panero has been for quite some time now the closest thing to an answer to relatives of fallen unidentified Argentine combatants in the 1982 conflict have had.

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Falklands War veteran recalls moment bullet took out nose, eye, cheekbone and front teeth

Falklands War veteran recalls moment bullet took out nose, eye, cheekbone and front teeth
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Britain Once Tried To Built an Aircraft Carrier From a Container Ship

Britain Once Tried To Built an Aircraft Carrier From a Container Ship The Royal Navy in 1982 faced a galling problem as it prepared to take back the Falkland Islands: not enough aircraft carriers. Here s What You Need to Know: Just as early U.S. and British escort carriers during World War II were converted from civilian ships, the Conveyor was to be converted into impromptu aircraft carriers. The Royal Navy in 1982 faced a galling problem as it prepared to take back the Falkland Islands from Argentinian forces that had seized it that March: not enough aircraft carriers. These were needed to launch air strikes on Argentinian forces on the islands, to deploy helicopters to patrol for Argentinian submarines and land troops and supplies, and launch jets to intercept attack by the Argentinian land-based fighters certain to swarm the British task force.

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Darling Downs streetlights cause astronomy blind spot at Mount Kent Observatory

Astronomers worry light pollution from streetlights, airport and mines in Darling Downs could threaten the future of a world-renowned research facility.

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The British Army and the Falklands War – Soldier of Fortune Magazine

The British Army and the Falklands War ‘The significance of the Falklands War was enormous, both for Britain’s self-confidence and for our standing in the world. Since the Suez fiasco in 1956, British foreign policy had been one long retreat. Victory in the Falklands changed that.’ Margaret Thatcher, ‘The Downing Street Years’, 1993 In April 1982, British soldiers joined a naval task force sent to re-take the Falkland Islands after their surprise capture by the Argentine military. They went on to play a key part in the land campaign that helped secure victory in the war. Invasion On 2 April 1982, a tiny British overseas territory, located about 300 miles (almost 500km) off the east coast of Argentina, was thrust violently into public consciousness in the UK.

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