Operation Paraquet
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Operation Paraquet was the code name for the British military operation to recapture the island of South Georgia from Argentine military control in April 1982 at the start of the Falklands War.
Antrim's Wessex HAS3, nicknamed "Humphrey", preserved at the Fleet Air Arm Museum, played a crucial role in the operation
Fortuna Glacier, South Georgia
The Gemini boats
The Argentine submarine ARA Santa Fe while still in US Navy service as the USS Catfish
Falklands War
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The Falklands War was a ten-week war in the South Atlantic in 1982 between Argentina and the United Kingdom over possession of the Falkland Islands and its dependencies of South Georgia and the South
Operation Paraquet
…code name for the British military operation to recapture the island of South Georgia from Argentine military control in April 1982 at the start of the Falklands War. The operation, a subsidiary of the main Operation Corporate—recapture of the Falkland Islands from Argentina—was successful, leading to the island…
HMS Broadsword and Hermes, 1982
Etendard en 1982
HMS Antelope 1982
Argentine PO Ws