It was on 21 May 1982 after British amphibious group landed at San Carlos Water and Argentine Air Force and Navy launched their fighter-bombers against British ships. Showtime112 Posted: May 19 ...

On 8 June 1982, two companies of the Welsh Guards Battalion were sent aboard RFA Sir Galahad from San Carlos to Fitzroy in order to join the first two companies unloaded on the previous night at ...

Find out more. Books. Amphibious Assault Falklands: The Battle of San Carlos Water Michael Clapp and Ewen Southby-Tailyour (Pen and Sword Maritime, 2007). HMS Fearless Ewen Southby-Tailyour (Pen ...

Royal Marines transported from San Carlos to Darwin, Falkland Islands, June 1982 Gary Plats was among the first wave of UK forces to land at San Carlos. He lost some good friends.

He was in command of HMS Coventry when at the height of the Falklands conflict, she was ordered to lure enemy bombers away from the British troops landing in San Carlos Bay. The captain knew it was a ...

For decades, naval officers publicly accused Welsh Guards of refusing orders to leave the Sir Galahad in San Carlos Bay shorty before it was bombed by Argentine aircraft, killing 48 men.