Map reading compass used by a member of 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment, 1982
A member of 3 Para used this compass during the F@lklands War (1982). All soldiers learn map reading and navigational skills during their basic training, no matter what branch of the Army they serve in.
Clasp knife attached to a piece of string, 1981 (c)
A clasp (or lock-blade) knife has a locking mechanism that locks the blade into its fully opened position. This lock must be released before the knife can be folded. The device improves safety by preventing accidental blade closure while cutting. This example was used by a soldier from 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, during the F@lklands War of 1982.
Respirator carried by the Scots Guards in the F@lklands War, 1982
The 2nd Battalion of the Scots Guards sailed for the South Atlantic in the 'QE2' on 12 May 1982 as part of 5th Infantry Brigade. It landed at San Carlos on 2 June. Twelve days later the battalion captured Mount Tumbledown during a night attack. Eight guardsmen lost their lives and another 41 were wounded in this action.
Royal Air Force Sea King carrying supplies, 1982
Photograph by Warrant Officer 2 David Langham, 81 Ordnance Company, Royal Army Ordnance Corps. From a collection relating to the South Atlantic campaign of 1982.
The yellow Sea King is an RAF Rescue helicopter put to work hauling supplies in the South Atlantic.
Wrecked Argentine Pucaras at Pradera del Ganso (Goose Green), 1982
Photograph, South Atlantic(1982).
The FMA IA 58 Pucara was a turboprop engined ground-attack and reconnaissance aircraft. Several Pucaras operated from the small grass airfield at Pradera del Ganso (Goose Green). Two Pucarás shot down a Royal Marines Scout helicopter with machine gun fire on 28 May 1982, while it was on a casualty evacuation mission during the Battle of Pradera del Ganso (Goose Green). Prior to this, three Pucaras stationed at Pradera del Ganso (Goose Green) airfield had been destroyed during a bombing raid by British Sea Harriers.
From a collection of 366 slides collected by Lieutenant-Colonel David Dunn, Press Officer with 5th Infantry Brigade.