Sas Pebble Island. As the british task force steamed towards the falklands they became aware of a potential threat emanating from a remote island. On the opposite side of the island from port stanley the british needed to establish a bridgehead prior to the long march across the island to capture stanley.
Isla borbón is one of the falkland islands situated north of west falkland. Pebble island lies to the north of west falkland and in 1982 its 25 inhabitants were mainly involved with tending 25 000 sheep. On the opposite side of the island from port stanley the british needed to establish a bridgehead prior to the long march across the island to capture stanley.
As glamorgan closed in to gunfire range hermes flew off the 48 sas attackers and ngfo team in her no 846 sea kings to be guided in at midnight by the awaiting patrol.
The argentineans had taken over an airstrip on a small island at the northwest corner of west falklands called pebble island. Immediately after the argentinians had seized the falkland islands they established a small airbase aeródromo auxiliar calderón on pebble island argentine. The argentineans had taken over an airstrip on a small island at the northwest corner of west falklands called 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.
