Port Stanley
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| Weather | -1°C, Wind E at 10 km/h, 92% Humidity |
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| Provinces | Ontario |
| Local time | Monday 03:06 |
| Neighborhoods | Central Elgrin |
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| North Ward | |
| Orchard Beach | |
| Invererie Heights | |
| Grimmonds Beach | |
| Mitchell Heights | |
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| ID | 2401916 |
About Port Stanley
Port Stanley is a community in the Municipality of Central Elgin, Elgin County in Ontario, Canada. It is located on the north shore of Lake Erie at the mouth of Kettle Creek. In 2016, it had a population of 2,148.
The 40-year-old British helicopter flying in Ukraine
... The retired naval pilot says the helicopter played an historic role, flying through a storm on 14 June 1982 to take the commander of British land forces - Gen Jeremy Moore - to Port Stanley so he could accept the Argentine surrender...
Falklands War: Sir Galahad troops 'were sitting ducks'
... By the end of May, British troops had made successful landings to the far west of Port Stanley near Goose Green, and to the north, closer to the capital...
Remembrance Day: Veterans make 'emotionally challenging' return to Falkland Islands
... That sense of patriotism and gratitude can also be seen in the capital Port Stanley...
Falklands War 40th anniversary: PM praises 'daring and bravery' of veterans
... At the same time a service was held at Port Stanley, the Falklands capital...
Falkland Islands soldier: 'I joined the Army to give something back'
... Growing up in the Falklands capital of Port Stanley, WO Halford would play with friends on Mount Tumbledown, the scene of a key battle the day before the surrender of Argentinian forces on 14 June 1982...
Falklands War veterans mark 40th anniversary of RAF raid
... The event marks the 40th anniversary of an RAF raid on Port Stanley airport by Vulcan bombers...
We hid in the cellar as the Falklands were invaded
... On 2 April 1982, Margaret and her husband Don were running the Malvina House hotel in Port Stanley, the main settlement on the remote UK colony in the South Atlantic, when Argentinian forces invaded...
City status: Falklands Islands capital among 39 bidders for title
... This year s field includes a wide range of differently-sized settlements, including the Falkland Islands capital Port Stanley, with a population of under 3,000...
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
