Devastating Argentine attack at Fitzroy (Falklands 1982)

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 Bluff Cove, just to the north. Poor coordination and other problems led to a delay and the Welsh Guards were still onboard the ship at about 2PM. Having been spotted by Argentine observers, they soon became the target for a flight of FAA's A-4 Skyhawks. The attack resulted in the biggest lost of lie for the British in the entire Falklands War.

Main sources:
Edward Hampshire - The Falklands Naval Campaign 1982: War in the South Atlantic
https://amzn.to/44qTBCc
Jeffrey Ethell and Alfred Price - Air War South Atlantic
https://amzn.to/3QVHx8Y
Michael Clapp and Ewen Southby-Tailyour - Amphibious Assault Falklands: The Battle of San Carlos Water
https://amzn.to/3KZp4Va
Pablo Camogli - Batallas de Malvinas: Todos los combates de la Guerra del Atlántico Sur
https://amzn.to/3Pg3ZbF
Una Bahía no tan agradable
https://deyseg.com/malvinas/854

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