THREAD: #OTD in 1982, Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands.

Last year, I covered the conflict day by day in a very long Twitter thread/timeline. This year I& #39;ll link to each day in this thread, as it happens.

Bored of #coronavirus lockdown? Interested in history? Read on.... https://twitter.com/hthjones/status/1112967722189643776">https://twitter.com/hthjones/...
Falklands #OTD April 3, 1982 https://twitter.com/hthjones/status/1113437971821277185">https://twitter.com/hthjones/...
Falklands #OTD April 4, 1982 https://twitter.com/hthjones/status/1113813986028527618">https://twitter.com/hthjones/...
Falklands #OTD April 5, 1982 https://twitter.com/hthjones/status/1114195401102565376">https://twitter.com/hthjones/...
Falklands #OTD April 6, 1982 https://twitter.com/hthjones/status/1114637766590181376">https://twitter.com/hthjones/...
Falklands #OTD April 7, 1982 https://twitter.com/hthjones/status/1114968411430424576">https://twitter.com/hthjones/...
Falklands #OTD April 8, 1982 https://twitter.com/hthjones/status/1115374720063610881">https://twitter.com/hthjones/...
Falklands #OTD April 9, 1982

A big day https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Down pointing backhand index" aria-label="Emoji: Down pointing backhand index"> https://twitter.com/hthjones/status/1115735347286159361">https://twitter.com/hthjones/...
Falklands #OTD April 10, 1982 https://twitter.com/hthjones/status/1116080765463420928">https://twitter.com/hthjones/...
Falklands #OTD April 11, 1982 https://twitter.com/hthjones/status/1116453446159347719">https://twitter.com/hthjones/...
Falklands #OTD April 12, 1982 https://twitter.com/hthjones/status/1116804393142190082">https://twitter.com/hthjones/...
Falklands #OTD April 13, 1982 https://twitter.com/hthjones/status/1117175032411754501">https://twitter.com/hthjones/...
Falklands #OTD April 14, 1982 https://twitter.com/hthjones/status/1117538999881687040">https://twitter.com/hthjones/...
Falklands #OTD April 15, 1982 https://twitter.com/hthjones/status/1117915516109070336">https://twitter.com/hthjones/...
Falklands #OTD April 16, 1982 https://twitter.com/hthjones/status/1118267008968208387">https://twitter.com/hthjones/...
Falklands #OTD April 17, 1982 https://twitter.com/hthjones/status/1118574555264626688">https://twitter.com/hthjones/...
Falklands #OTD April 18, 1982 https://twitter.com/hthjones/status/1119005264479444993">https://twitter.com/hthjones/...
Falklands #OTD April 19, 1982 https://twitter.com/hthjones/status/1119323615667924993">https://twitter.com/hthjones/...
Falklands #OTD April 20, 1982 https://twitter.com/hthjones/status/1119702801695813633">https://twitter.com/hthjones/...
Falklands #OTD April 21, 1982 https://twitter.com/hthjones/status/1120069500089589765">https://twitter.com/hthjones/...
Falklands #OTD April 22, 1982 https://twitter.com/hthjones/status/1120433193822371844">https://twitter.com/hthjones/...
Falklands #OTD April 23, 1982 https://twitter.com/hthjones/status/1120798774731988993">https://twitter.com/hthjones/...
Falklands #OTD April 24, 1982 https://twitter.com/hthjones/status/1121530788653228033">https://twitter.com/hthjones/...
Falklands #OTD April 25, 1982 https://twitter.com/hthjones/status/1121542904344920066">https://twitter.com/hthjones/...
Falklands #OTD April 26, 1982 https://twitter.com/hthjones/status/1121868046635884545">https://twitter.com/hthjones/...
Falklands #OTD April 27, 1982

I like this one. The islanders were/are awesome. https://twitter.com/hthjones/status/1122244752571863040">https://twitter.com/hthjones/...
Falklands #OTD April 28, 1982 https://twitter.com/hthjones/status/1122574311871668226">https://twitter.com/hthjones/...
Falklands #OTD April 29, 1982 https://twitter.com/hthjones/status/1122961205738577921">https://twitter.com/hthjones/...
Falklands #OTD April 30, 1982 https://twitter.com/hthjones/status/1123293715370512384">https://twitter.com/hthjones/...
Falklands #OTD May 1, 1982

The Black Buck raids. https://twitter.com/hthjones/status/1123686260801974273">https://twitter.com/hthjones/...
Falklands #OTD May 2, 1982 https://twitter.com/hthjones/status/1124061422290448395">https://twitter.com/hthjones/...
Falklands #OTD May 3, 1982 https://twitter.com/hthjones/status/1124407660361678848">https://twitter.com/hthjones/...
Falklands #OTD May 4, 1982

On this day in 1982, HMS Sheffield was hit by an Argentine Exocet missile and sunk. 20 sailors were killed. https://twitter.com/hthjones/status/1124758326355668992">https://twitter.com/hthjones/...
Falklands #OTD May 5, 1982 https://twitter.com/hthjones/status/1125121255592603649">https://twitter.com/hthjones/...
Falklands #OTD May 6, 1982

Continued internal discussions around the legality of sinking the Argentine carrier... https://twitter.com/hthjones/status/1125478561731813376">https://twitter.com/hthjones/...
Falklands #OTD May 7, 1982 https://twitter.com/hthjones/status/1125783633804103680">https://twitter.com/hthjones/...
Falklands #OTD May 8, 1982

Concern about Soviet fishing boats.... https://twitter.com/hthjones/status/1126226783815241731">https://twitter.com/hthjones/...
Falklands #OTD May 9, 1982

Four more Exocets have left France on their way to Argentina. https://twitter.com/hthjones/status/1126557344811429888">https://twitter.com/hthjones/...
Falklands #OTD May 11, 1982

(I missed the 10th because very little of note happened)

Today, I outlined the potential landing plans for the task force, with help from @googleearth and iMovie. If you& #39;re a fan of maps, have a read. https://twitter.com/hthjones/status/1127246419239239681">https://twitter.com/hthjones/...
Falklands #OTD May 12, 1982

The QE2 leaves Southampton carrying 3,000 soldiers, en route for the Falklands. https://twitter.com/hthjones/status/1127596454200205312">https://twitter.com/hthjones/...
Falklands #OTD May 13, 1982 https://twitter.com/hthjones/status/1128045821105266688">https://twitter.com/hthjones/...
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