Falklands War news broadcasts

[midget-boyd91]

I came across these recordings of BBC news broadcasts from the Falklands. Very interesting historical footage that I thought some on here might enjoy.

Sailing South 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=720lj4O_5lw 

Opening Shots
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_Hpzk6mhWs

Loss of HMS Sheffield and announcing the sinking of the ARA Belgrano
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhzhN8KRxC0

Air Raids at San Carlos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-EG0pvi3e4

Bomb Alley
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZircpEsbws

Something I found very interesting was a piece in the first linked clip; The story of the HMS Endurance prior to hostilities, with a film crew aboard to document the final voyage of the retiring ship. While the film crew was on Endurance the ship was tasked to investigate the illegal landing of Argentine scrap dealers (Argentine marines) on South Georgia Island.

 

[daftandbarmy]

I came across these recordings of BBC news broadcasts from the Falklands. Very interesting historical footage that I thought some on here might enjoy.

Sailing South 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=720lj4O_5lw 

Opening Shots
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_Hpzk6mhWs

Loss of HMS Sheffield and announcing the sinking of the ARA Belgrano
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhzhN8KRxC0

Air Raids at San Carlos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-EG0pvi3e4

Bomb Alley
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZircpEsbws

Something I found very interesting was a piece in the first linked clip; The story of the HMS Endurance prior to hostilities, with a film crew aboard to document the final voyage of the retiring ship. While the film crew was on Endurance the ship was tasked to investigate the illegal landing of Argentine scrap dealers (Argentine marines) on South Georgia Island.

Mess with the best, die like the rest  :nod:

You can't compare the reporting in more recent wars with the first hand accounts from these guys, which is excellent.

Most of them were right in the middle of the battles along with the troops. Hats off to 'em all....

 

[midget-boyd91]

You can't compare the reporting in more recent wars with the first hand accounts from these guys, which is excellent.

Most of them were right in the middle of the battles along with the troops. Hats off to 'em all....

Compare with the recent exploits of another journalist who was always right in the thick of it: Brian Williams  ;D

 

[Petard]

Didn't the attack on Goose Green get compromised by a BBC report though?

 

[daftandbarmy]

Didn't the attack on Goose Green get compromised by a BBC report though?

I know quite a few guys who were there. They admitted that everyone likes to blame the BBC, but it's hard to hide a full battalion of troops on a bleak battlefield like that one, and they were pretty sure that the Bad Guys were smart enough to have OPs and patrols out.

Not that it helped those Argie f*ckers any! 250 dead = not enough.  :nod:

 

[Kirkhill]

Nasty, vindictive individuals those Argies.  They were serviced by the well trained Paras who put them out of their misery with well aimed shots (apparently a high proportion of the Argie casualties were helmet penetrating head shots) and do the Paras get any thanks? No! Instead the Argies accused them of executions.

I ask you.  Could they have been treated any better?