Special Air Service - Parachute Jump - Falklands
photo category: special forces
25th of May 1982 - The Falklands conflict - Special Air Service (22 SAS).parachuting from a RAF C-130 down into the sea in order to rendevouz with HMS Cardiff. Lacking the capability to fly from Ascension Island and land on either of the 2 aircraft carriers in the task force, special forces reinforcements were required to parachute into the freezing cold South Atlantic.
photo from wikimedia commons by user Griffiths911 | public domain | used with thanks
