Bluff Cove air attacks

Bluff Cove air attacks
Part of Falklands War
RFA Sir Tristram after the Argentine air attack
RFA Sir Tristram after the Argentine air attack
Date8 June 1982
Location
Port Pleasant
Falkland Islands
51°47′57″S 58°13′08″W / 51.79917°S 58.21889°W / -51.79917; -58.21889
Result

Argentine victory

  • British ground attack on Stanley delayed by two days[1]
Belligerents
 United Kingdom  Argentina
Commanders and leaders
United Kingdom Jeremy Moore
United Kingdom Michael Clapp
United Kingdom Julian Thompson
United Kingdom Tony Wilson
Argentina Ernesto Crespo
Argentina Mario Menendez
Argentina Juan Lombardo
Casualties and losses
56 killed[2]
150 wounded
1 landing ship lost
1 LCU sunk
1 helicopter written off
1 landing ship badly damaged
1 frigate damaged
3 killed
3 aircraft lost
Bluff Cove air attacks is located in Falkland Islands
Bluff Cove air attacks
Location within Falkland Islands

The Bluff Cove air attacks occurred 8 June 1982, during the Falklands War. British troop transport ships were bombed by the Argentine Air Force (FAA) while unloading at Bluff Cove, with significant damage and casualties.

  1. ^ Bolia, Robert S. "The Falklands War:The Bluff Cove Disaster" (PDF). Military Review (November–December 2004): 71. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 March 2012.
  2. ^ Hickman, Kennedy, "The Falklands War: An Overview", About.com, archived from the original on 13 March 2015, retrieved 25 January 2010

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