Pebble Island raid
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The raid on Pebble Island was a raid by British Special Forces on Pebble Island's airfield during the Falklands War. The raid on Pebble Island took place on the night of 14–15 May 1982. Pebble Island
Post-raid photo taken from an RAF Harrier showing a T-34 Mentor and a Pucara on the airstrip
Damaged IA 58 "Pucará" at Pebble Island, 1982
Argentine "Sea King" helicopters departing to rescue the troops at Pebble Island, June 1982
FMA IA 58 Pucará
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The FMA IA 58 Pucará is an Argentine ground-attack and counter-insurgency aircraft manufactured by the Fábrica Militar de Aviones. It is a low-wing twin-turboprop all-metal monoplane with retractable
Pebble Island raid
…widest point and just 40 square miles in total), lying north of West Falkland. The site was being used as a forward operating base for T-34 Mentor and Pucara aircraft by the Argentine Air Force; British Special Air Service (SAS) operatives were tasked with destroying the aircraft on the ground, in an operation…
An IA 58 Pucará of the Argentine Air Force
IA 58 Pucará with assorted armaments
A captured Pucará on display at the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford
Helmet of pilot shot down by small arms fire from 2 PARA during the Falklands War