Battlefield 2 falklands7/29/2023 ![]() There is also a small museum type collection of memorabilia in the community hall at Fitzroy Farm where many of the wounded were treated when it was used as a field hospital. ![]() Mortar positions are also located near to Mount Harriet.Īt Fitzroy Farm there are memorials to those who lost their lives there in Port Pleasant on 8th June 1982, when the Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships Sir Galahad and Sir Tristram were bombed by Argentinian Skyhawk aircraft. On Mount Tumbledown you will see the remains of an Argentinian field kitchen while Mount Harriet and Two Sisters have remains of mortars and military equipment to view. Battle scarring can be seen in the form of shell explosions and mortar landings near to rock faces. Included is a visit to the Regimental Aid Post on Mount Longdon. There are memorial crosses on each of the mountain tops and several small personalised mementos left by visiting families and veterans. ![]() On the journey to Mount Longdon you would pass an Argentinian 105mm recoilless rifle on Wireless Ridge, and another of these on Mount Longdon. With a total population of only a couple thousand stalwart individuals, the Falklands seems an odd place to fight a war over, but thats exactly what happened on Friday 2nd April 1982 when the Argentine war machine invaded and captured the islands. Additionally you could continue your journey out to Estancia Farm where you would pass the burnt out wrecks of two Argentinian helicopters destroyed while on the ground, and witness the route that 3 Para took when advancing to Stanley. These mountains can include Mount Longdon, Mount Tumbledown, Mount Harriet and the Two Sisters. The full day battlefield tour enables you to visit up to 4 mountain tops and the memorials at Fitzroy Farm. All of the mountain top visits require off-roading. Our tour largely depend on you, the client, and whether or not you have a preference for visiting any particular sites involved in the Liberation battles of 1982.
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