13K views · 230 reactions | The Sinking of HMS Sheffield Explained | The British Falkland Islands & British Military | Facebook

2.5K views · 46 reactions | Twenty crew members on HMS Sheffield were killed when she was hit by an Argentine Exocet missile on May 4, 1982 during the Falklands War. She sank six days later. Some of her former ship's company were in Portsmouth this week to remember those who crossed the bar that fateful day | The News, Portsmouth | Facebook

4th of May 1982: Argentines destroy HMS Sheffield (D80) 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 The British ship HMS Sheffield has been hit by an Argentine missile fired from a Dassault-Breguet Super Étendard. The sinking has shocked the British nation and foiled any possible diplomatic solution to the current dispute over the Falkland Islands between Britain and Argentina. The ship caught fire when a French-made Exocet missile penetrated deep into HMS Sheffield's control room. The blaze caused poisonous smoke and most of

British Harrier vs. Argentine Skyhawk Who will come out on top? To find out, watch this Falklands War footage from Air Warriors: Harrier. Then follow Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation. https://bit.ly/3pNech8 | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation