No. 42 (TB) Squadron were the first Nimrod unit to arrive at Wideawake Airfield, Ascension Island, when "XV244" and "XV258" landed on 6 April 1982 shortly after the invasion of the Falkland Islands. In October 1984, one of No. 42 (TB) Squadron's crews won the Fincastle Trophy at RAAF Base Edinburgh, South Australia. On 29 August 1985, Nimrod MR.2 "XV229" helped locate the wreck of " Virgin Atlantic Challenger".