Pebble Island
The Raid on Pebble Island was a raid by British Special Forces on Pebble Island's airfield during the Falklands War, and took place on the night of 14–15 May 1982. Pebble Island is one of the smaller Falkland Islands, lying north of West Falkland. The site was being used as a forward operating base for T-34 Mentor and Pucara aircraft by the Argentine Air Force; British Special Air Service (SAS) operatives were tasked with destroying the aircraft on the ground, in an operation that echoed back to some of the unit's first missions during the North African Campaign of World War II. SAS elements, then embarked on HMS "Hermes", were tasked with eliminating the airfield, with naval support from the Type 22 frigate HMS "Broadsword" as "Hermes" defensive escort and the County class destroyer HMS "Glamorgan" to provide naval gunfire support with its Mark 6 4.5 inch guns.