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Continuing my Canberra in the Falklands research, I wanted to highlight the amount of improvised AA defences she had upon going into San Carlos water & weathering the air raids in ‘Bomb Alley’ on the 21st of May 1982.
(All image credits to IWM) 1.
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(All image credits to IWM) 1.
#Falklandswar #Canberra 🇫🇰🪖
The Canberra was transformed from luxury cruise-liner to Troop-ship in the days leading up to her voyage to the Falklands on the 9th of April 1982, her swimming pool was converted to a helicopter landing platform. 2.
Sometime during her voyage the need to arm the ship from Argentine Air attack was put into action. As did with most of the ships that entered San Carlos. Improvised AA defences were implemented. There was no shortage of GPMGs aboard already. 3.
