The Falklands Conflict - Miscellaneous

• Interactive map on the Official Falklands Website
• Falkland Islands Tourist Board website brochures
• Map of the Falkland Islands
• Where are the Falkland Islands?
• Falkland Islands flag
• CIA World Factbook entry on Argentina - lots of info here

• Official log entry for the Etendard/Exocet missile attack that sank HMS Sheffield on May 4th (scan, translation below, provided by Santiago Aversa).

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   AM 39 Mission Report (Sheffield)
   Date: May 4th, 1982
  
  Aircraft: 3-A-202----Lt Cdr Bedacarratz, Augusto
            3-A-203----Lt Mayora, Armando
  
  Missile Graduation:
  [obscured by censorship]
  
  Take Off Time: 0945 [that is Argentinean Time]
  
  Initial Position of Target [as given by Lt Cdr Proni Leston from his
                              P-2 Neptune]
  Lat:  52 41 0 S
  Long: 57 41 0 W
  Time: 0845
  
  Rendevous with refueler [FAA KC-130]:
  Lat:  53 51 0 S
  Long: 54 60 0 W
  Time: 1010
  Level: 200 [ft? m?]
  Fuel Received: 510 Gallons
  Distance to target at the ending of the refuel: 245 NM
  

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