Ascension Island
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| Population | 806 (Feb 2016) |
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| Part of | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha |
| Currency | Saint Helena pound |
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| Capital | Georgetown |
| Did you know | Discovered by the Portuguese João da Nova in 1501, Ascension was taken by the British in 1815 and used as a naval station. |
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| ID | 947379 |
About Ascension Island
Ascension Island is an isolated volcanic island, 7°56' south of the Equator in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is about 1,600 kilometres from the coast of Africa and 2,250 kilometres from the coast of Brazil.
Bibby Stockholm: First asylum seekers board housing barge in Dorset
... Ms Dines also said " all possibilities" were being examined on tackling the migrant crisis amid reports the government is looking at flying illegal migrants to the British overseas territory Ascension Island, in the middle of the southern Atlantic...
Plastic Pollution: Waste from across world found on remote British Island
... Litter found on the south-western coast of Ascension Island has been traced back to countries including China, Japan and South Africa, they say...
Falklands War veterans mark 40th anniversary of RAF raid
... The bomber crew had to fly 3,700 miles (6,900 km) from RAF Waddington near Lincoln to Ascension Island in the South Atlantic and then another 3,300 miles (6,100 km) to the Falkland Islands...
How Falklands War and rugby led to 40-year friendship
... " I was excited as much as anything, and for the first few weeks until we reached Ascension Island it all seemed like a dream...
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... Options under discussion at the Home Office have included Rwanda, Ascension Island and Albania...
Falklands War veterans mark 40th anniversary of RAF raid
Falklands War veterans have gathered in Lincolnshire to remember their part in a special mission.
The Event marks the 40th anniversary of an RAF raid on Port Stanley airport by Vulcan bombers.
Operation Black Buck was so complicated that eleven tanker planes were needed for refuelling, and it was all put together in Two Weeks with an aircraft due for retirement.
Pilot Martin Withers said it was The First such raid he had ever done.
" I'd only ever seen World War Two movies, " the retired squadron leader said.
" I'd never done any bombing like this before or been fired at. "
The Overnight attack which began on 30 April 1982 was The First of seven raids on the airfield which had been held by Argentine forces after their invasion on 2 April.
The Bomber Crew had to fly 3,700 miles (6,900 km) from RAF Waddington near Lincoln to Ascension Island in The South Atlantic And Then another 3,300 miles (6,100 km) to the Falkland Islands.
Tanker aircraft refuelled The Vulcan mid-flight as it made its way two and from The Target .
Mr Withers said The Crew did not know if the raid had been successful after releasing the bombs.
" We weren't very confident that we had hit The Target but we knew we had done a good attack and we were safe and on our way home, " He Said .
" It wasn't More Than 24 hours later that we actually got a film that showed that we had put one big crater in The Runway . "
The islands were recaptured when Argentine forces surrendered on 14 June.
The Vulcan bomber that carried out The First raid is undergoing restoration at RAF Waddington.
Source of news: bbc.com
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