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I'm just now starting to learn about this (Malvinas/Falklands War) after catching a show about it on the Military channel.

Some pretty amazing footage in this video. But warning for our UK friends it does have a Argentine view on things.

Are there still tensions between the UK and Argentina?

I know a Malvinas/Falklands group build, ARC, was cancel due to "differing" sentiments.

Anyways here you go:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svGkVeHJBK8

Shay
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recently the heat is now just firing up again...... political thank god at this point, but same issues as the 80's conflict.

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tom d. friedman - hey!!! those fokkers were messerschmitts!! * without ammunition, the usaf would be just another flying club!!! * better to have piece of mind than piece of tail!!

Wow No one has any comments? Dead subject?

While stationed on at NAB littlecreek I went to a Materials Safety Handling course that was being taught by a retired British EOD service member.

Anyways he was telling me that a few years ago they were diving on the HMS Antelope. A friend of his was aboard during the attack and subsequent sinking and that he had lost his left hand in the event. His friend asked him when he dove down there if he would look for it. The EOD guy said "You want me to bring back you old hand?" His friend says "Nah, I want me watch back. It was a gift from mum"

I thought it was good story

Shay
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There is a good book about the air war written by a Brit commander, Sharky Ward?, am not home and don't heve the title, may be "Harrier in the Falklands". Even though badly outgunned by the Harriers flown by a modern trained and equipped force, the Args did cause lots of British losses. It was a shame so many young people had to die over a place most of us would not even want .I think that's what happens when old politicians and dictators can so easily start a war for others to die in. I'm sure Brits did not want a war so far away, but the Args badly underestimated the British character just as Hitler did. Maybe they were chauvanistic enough to disrespect a country headed by two women. Jeff Ethel and a co author researched the war and wrote about the Arg pilots reffering to Sea Harriers as "Black Death"Argentina had no real chance of victory. One good point in the war was that other than combat losses both sides treated civilans and prisoners decently. We were "neutral" in the war, but made certain missles available to the Brits. It has long been that many US ski racers train in Arg, etc in the summer and I know guys who have, always treated ok down there.

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Bill Greenwood
Spitfire N308WK

Thanks Bill. When find out which book it is let me know.

Shay
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Semper Fortis