Operation Sutton
Operation Sutton | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United Kingdom | Argentina | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Sandy Woodward Julian Thompson Michael Clapp |
Ernesto Horacio Crespo Lt. Esteban | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
2 destroyers 6 frigates Amphibious Task Force Sea Harrier CAPs |
50-60 fighters 62 ground troops | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
3 killed 1 captured 2 helicopters 1 RAF Harrier GR3 |
6 killed 8 captured |
Operation Sutton was the code name for the British landings on the shores of San Carlos Water, at Ajax Bay and Port San Carlos, near San Carlos on East Falkland.
Landings
During the night,
The
The Argentinians eventually retreated from Fanning Head, abandoning their communications equipment. At least eight members of another Argentinian platoon who fled the scene were left behind and captured by the British.
Argentine commandos of the 601 Commando Company shot down a GR.3 Harrier on a reconnaissance mission on Port Howard with a Blowpipe missile. The pilot, Flight Lieutenant Glover, bailed out, breaking his arm and collar bone in the process. He was taken prisoner by Argentine soldiers shortly afterward, and flown to a military hospital in Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina. Six Argentine pilots were killed during the operation.[3][4]
The invasion, part of the overall
References
- ^ Ruiz Moreno (h) 2016, p. 133.
- ^ "One of Our Aircraft is Missing". Archived from the original on 5 June 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ^ "British Aircraft Lost 22nd April - 12th June 1982" Naval-History.net
- ^ Ruiz Moreno (h) 2016, pp. 147–148.
- ^ The falkland Islands San Carlos landings at Think defence.co.uk
Sources
- Ruiz Moreno (h), Isidoro J. (2016) [1986]. Comandos en acción (in Spanish) (2nd ed.). Buenos Aires: Claridad. ISBN 978-950-620-312-2.