A further 18 Argentine fixed-wing aircraft were destroyed by British Surface to Air Missiles.

Cannon fire and three bombs struck home as the Argentine aircraft pressed their attack from the port side.

It claimed 20 Argentine aircraft.

Valiant suffered minor damage when an Argentine aircraft coming back from a mission jettisoned its bombs near the submarine.

Nevertheless Argentine aircraft and warships harassed ships fishing in Falkland waters.

Only one Argentine aircraft, a Dagger A, was definitely a Rapier kill.

The bomb did not explode and the Argentine aircraft was damaged by small arms fire.

The effective loiter time of incoming Argentine aircraft was low, and they were later compelled to overfly British forces in any attempt to attack the islands.

As most Argentine aircraft lacked in-flight refuelling capability, they were forced to operate at the limit of their range.

First reports of the number of Argentine aircraft shot down by British missile systems were subsequently revised down.