Battle of Goose Green

Title

Battle of Goose Green

Genre

News report

TX Date

1 Jun 1982

Year of production

1982

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Duration

00:05:13

Description

Report on the British recapture of Goose Green, Falkland Islands (28/05/82-29/05/82), during which Lieutenant-Colonel Herbert Jones was killed. Jeremy Hands reports. First two-thirds of clip in mono. Original catalogue record gives transmission date of June 1st-3rd.

Contributors

Jeremy Hands

Keywords

Deaths; Armed forces; UK; Pilots; Aerial bombardment; Falklands War (1982); Argentina; Falkland Islands; Prisoners of War; Soldiers; Casualties; Wars (events); Looting; Civilians; Herbert Jones; Goose Green; Falkland Islands Company

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