On this day 40 years ago, 1982,Rear Admiral Sandy Woodward, who was in MOD Gibraltar in HMS ANTRIM, was given orders under Operation CORPORATE. At 2130 he was told that Argentina had invaded the Falklands. The next day he sailed South In HMS GLAMORGAN with 10 ships to the Falklands.
Photo: 1. Rear Admiral Sandy Woodward' 2. Fleet assembly Gibraltar. 3. HMS Glamorgan from HMS Hermes. 4. HMS Glamorgan's hanger taken out by an exocet.
Only 4 out of the fleet of ships returned undamaged.
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