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Bluff Cove Air Attacks

Bluff Cove Air Attacks was a battle fought on 8 June 1982 at Falkland Islands, in what is now United Kingdom. It was part of the Falklands War. The recorded result: Argentine victory; British ground attack on Stanley delayed by two days.

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RFA Sir Tristram - Port Stanley 1983
RFA Sir Tristram - Port Stanley 1983. Ken Griffiths, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought8 June 1982
WhereFalkland Islands, United Kingdom51.799S, 58.219W
OutcomeArgentine victory; British ground attack on Stanley delayed by two days
BelligerentsUnited KingdomagainstArgentina
Part ofFalklands War1982

Where it sits in the Falklands War

Battle of Wireless Ridge, 1982Invasion of South Georgia, 1982Sinking of ARA General Belgrano, 1982Sinking of HMS Sheffield, 1982Sinking of HMS Sheffield, 1982Battle of San Carlos, 1982Battle of Seal Cove, 1982Battle of Goose Green, 1982Skirmish at Top Malo House, 1982Battle of Murrell Bridge, 1982Bluff Cove Air Attacks, 1982Skirmish at Many Branch Point, 1982Battle of Mount Longdon, 1982Battle of Two Sisters, 1982Battle of Mount Harriet, 1982Mount Kent Skirmish, 1982Battle for Stanley, 1982Battle of Mount Tumbledown, 198219821982Bluff Cove Air Attacks, 1982
20 placed engagements of the Falklands War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date8 June 1982
PlaceFalkland Islands, United Kingdom
51.799S, 58.219W
KindBattle, Cold War
Casualties and losses56 killed; 150 wounded; 1 landing ship scuttled; 1 LCU sunk; 1 helicopter written off; 1 landing ship badly damaged; 1 frigate damaged3 killed; 3 aircraft lost
Commanders
  • Jeremy Moore
  • Michael Clapp
  • Julian Thompson (Royal Marines officer)
  • Tony Wilson (Brigadier)
  • Ernesto Horacio Crespo
  • Mario Benjamín Menéndez
  • Juan Lombardo
Bluff Cove Air AttacksBluff Cove Air AttacksMount Kent SkirmishBattle of Mount HarrietBattle of Two SistersBattle of Mount TumbledownBattle of Mount LongdonMount Kent SkirmishFox Bay100 km51.799S, 58.219W
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Bluff Cove Air Attacks is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 695 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4930640, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Bluff Cove air attacks, revision 1370604761, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.