What the records say
- When
- 14 May 1982 – 15 May 1982
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 51.31° S, 59.61° W
- Description
- 1982 military raid during the Falklands War
Pebble Island raid
Military raid during the Falklands War
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 is one of the smaller Falkland Islands, lying north of West Falkland.
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- Wikidata: military operations, raids and air strikesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “raid britannique sur l’île Pebble, considéré comme un succès par les britanniques”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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