HMS Courageous by Randall Wilson (P) AIT106 the tiny mid-Atlantic volcanic island

the tiny mid-Atlantic volcanic island of Ascension became the starting point for the Black Buck missions - a relay of tanker aircraft refueling two Vulcan bombers to attack Argentine positions and damage the runway at Port Stanley to prevent the use of fast jets

Gefechtsverband Kuhlmey by Jason Askew

and minefields

4th Hussars by Richard Simkin

HMS Courageous by Randall Wilson (P) AIT106 the tiny mid-Atlantic volcanic islandDHM854P. HMS Courageous by Randall Wilson. Two Stringbags (Fairey Swordfish) pass across the bow of HMS Courageous as she staggers from torpedo strikes launched from a German U Boat in the Irish Sea. On 17th September 1939 HMS Courageous was struck by two torpedoes from the German submarine U 29 about 190 nautical miles south west of Dursey Head, Ireland. HMS Courageous sank in less than 16 minutes with the loss of 519 lives, including her commander