Falklands funeral of Argentine pilot

Title

Falklands funeral of Argentine pilot

Genre

News report

TX Date

5 Oct 1986

Year of production

1986

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Duration

00:02:59

Description

Report on the funeral of a Argentine pilot downed during the Falklands War but only found four years after the end of the conflict; attendance by the pilot’s father (Signor Isaius(?) Lemin(?) Jimenez) and sister (Maria Jimenez?) despite Argentines not being allowed on the island; and the future of the Argentinian bodies buried on the island. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

Pilots; Funerals; Air force; Falklands War (1982); Argentina; Falkland Islands; Wars (events); Territorial rights; Dead bodies; Isaius(?) Lemin(?) Jimenez; Maria Jimenez?

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