1982 Falklands War: Naval Task Force Sets Sail

'On This Day: 1982 Falklands War - Naval Task Force Sets Sail'

Royal Navy aircraft carriers HMS Invincible and HMS Hermes sailed out of Portsmouth on April 5th 1982, bound for the Falklands 8,000 miles away.

The move came after Argentina invaded the British territory three days earlier.

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