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Argonaut and Antrim hit by Argentine bombs which fail to explode - 2 die.
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27682 |
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2 British helicopters and 15 Argentine aircraft are shot down.
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27683 |
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Open debate commences at UN Security Council.
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27684 |
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British frigate Antelope hit by Argentine bomb which fails to explode - 1 crewman dies.
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27685 |
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10 Argentine aircraft are shot down.
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27686 |
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Antelope explodes and sinks when a bomb disposal officer attempts to defuse the bomb.
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27687 |
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Landing craft Sir Galahad and Sir Lancelot hit by Argentine bombs which fail to explode while Sir Bedivere is damaged by a bomb exploding in water nearby.
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27688 |
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7 Argentine aircraft are shot down.
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27689 |
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British destroyer Coventry sunk by air attack - 20 die.
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27690 |
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British container ship Atlantic Conveyor is abandoned with 3 vital chinook helicopters aboard after an exocet missile hit sets the ship ablaze - 12 die.
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27691 |