On 8 June 1982, during the Falklands War, British troop transport ships were bombed by Argentine Air Force (FAA) Douglas A-4 Skyhawk fighter bombers at Port Pleasant, off Fitzroy, while transferring troops to Bluff Cove, killing 56 British servicemen and wounding more than 150.
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