Special Air Service (SAS) - Raid On Pebble Island 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 14th of May 1982 As the British task force steamed towards the Falklands, they became aware of a potential threat emanating from a remote island. The Argentineans had taken over an airstrip on a small island at the northwest corner of West Falklands, called Pebble Island. British Harrier pilots had observed Argentine Pucara ground attack aircraft operating there. The Pucara was a formidable attack aircraft, able to carry an assortmen