During the Falklands conflict I was living in Bermuda - the joke went round that Argentina wanted to borrow all our glass-bottomed tourist boats to do a review of their air force.
yeah, and I know a guy who bombed one of your ships and burnt alive over 50 idiots down there, those idiots' families still travel Fitz Roy and have a cry at the war grave every so often... get in🤣
Hi there, just came here to read angry Argentine's comments and I can say I am not disappointed. I almost don't believe there is still people that bought the cheap nationalism sold by the Junta at the time.
The Argentinians are more or less descended from the Spanish, that gives them a special thing, always blaming others. The Falklands have never been Argentinian, the people don't want to be Argentinian, that is it. If some crackpot politicians from Spanish, or even German, descent want it different, easy, throw some lives away, no problem.
I visited Stanley on the celebrity eclipse (terrible ship, don’t recommend celebrity at all) and found it to be extremely British. Everything felt very British and lovely. You didn’t feel unwelcome here. They’ve even got a bloody Waitrose! I think it is one of the most unique places in the world I have ever visited, and I’ve been to all 7 continents already. Also, anybody who loves penguins will love the falklands. They’ve even got a penguin on their immigration stamp!
One of the most unique? Some unique places are more unique than others? Falklands Tourist Board should market the place as “Cold, wet, miserable, and very British. You’ll feel right at home”. Or “It’s easier to find a Sunday Roast than in Spain”.
Argentina held the islands for less than 2 years from 1832-1833 and then abandoned. They briefly when they seized control in 1982. How does that make it Argentinian soil? :-(
Chris Stafford - They didn’t actually abandon it. They were kicked out by the US Navy. It was just a garrison. Argentina never settled it. And it was already British before then.
That looks like the old control tower that I saw last in July 1982 and it was scarred by multiple rounds of various calibre of ammunition. It looks like its has been rended or it's the same sort of design as the old one. Anyone confirm?
Great video. I never realised Port Stanley was so small. I always assumed (wrongly) that it was more built up inland. I am assuming this is the original Stanley Airport and not the new one that was built after the war?
Wouldn't say the place is windy but watched one of them landing. Carrying a fair bit of power on the approach. At about 50 feet the wind dropped and the aircraft immediately picked up another 30-35 knots
I've crashed in a lot of aircraft ....and walked away. Flew into Sea Lion on FIGAS, with an effin crosswind you wouldn't believe, and I swear to God, i do not know how the pilot got us on the ground (which was going sideways until we touched). Alaskan bush pilots are good. These suckers are GREAT.
Kelpers had the first landing strip thanks to the Argentine Air Force, that built it in 1972 with aluminum sheets taken along with heavy machinery from Buenos Aires. This brought undoubted benefits to the well-being of the islanders for many years. Then the British, on May the 1st 1982, bombed that runway... .
landed there more than a few times back in 1983 would fly from there at least once a week for 6 months photographing the fishing fleets to make sure they had paid the licence to fish
Inglaterra con la ayuda de EEUU, la OTAN y un pais vecino de Argentina que en los papeles eran neutrales. Así y todo no fue un paseo.Consultá las memorias de ex oficiales y soldados británicos y verás que opinan del accionar de las fuerzas argentinas, después hablamos.
Yes, obviously. It brought a clear message to countries not used to democracy, there are answers to medieval ideas. And of course, the Falklands want to be in the UK sphere of influence and not in the Argentinian one. It made the world a little safer.
The inhabitants of the Falklands were passport carrying British subjects, we don't abandon our citizens in their hour of need even when some tosspots think they're not worth the time and effort.
Falklands saved Margaret Thatchers political career at the time, but at the cost of hundreds of lives. Thatcher was not interested in diplomacy, just maintaining her power status
@@neildeakin4454 "Its territories" ? Do you include India. Pakistan. Malaya. Australia. New Zealand, The west Indies and many African countries in your list, that the British plundered for their resources !!
Mauro Mercado good for you. But the Falkland Islands belong to the Falkland islanders and they will decide their own future. They identify as British, and a British they will remain!
@@mauromercado7033 .......errr yes you did when attacked by an inferior force in numbers attacking uphill well entrenched Argentinian troops. I was there in 82 in a rifle company and saw it first hand.
Los piratas si vinieron a las Islas pero un ejército superior los echó fuera. No vinieron con política superior, economía superior o cultura superior, entonces el pueblo decidió no acogerlos. Quizá si los chilenos hubieran venido, ¡todavía estarían! Ese es un país estable que tiene algo que ofrecer!
Mejor concentrar en arreglar la economia argentina, que siempre parece como andar en montana rusa, y arreglar la politica domestica en lugar de enfocarse en las islas que la Argentina abandon hace 2 siglos y que sirven de distraccion para los lideres nacionales argentinos. Los argentinos nunca van a poder recuperar las islas. Pero si tienen la oportunidad de arreglar su pais. No importa si sea el tratamiento de reservas petroleras; de las tierras agricolas; de las clases medias; y de la politica por lo general: cuando el gobierno argentino lo toque, lo corrumpa y lo destruya. Ahi se ubica el problema nacional, no en gastar fuerzas en la mision imposible de obtener las Falkland Islands.
@@dang1351 mira primero ,vos no sos argentino, la economia argentina estaba muy bien con nestor y cristina, el q la arruino nuevamente fue macri. y te informo q con los problemas economicos y todo seguimos siendo siempre la tercer economia latinoamericana y somos parte del G20. SI vuelve a ganar cristina , van a volver las politicas de recuperacion de soberania de las malvinas, desde el dialogo como hicieron nuestros cancilleres durante la gestion de cristina , que tanto incomodo al reino, y por si la historia te falla, fueron usurpadas por el reino echando a nuestro gobernador por la fuerza, y si no te quedo claro te digo tambien que q en la ONU. el caso malvinas es investigado por la comision de descolonizacion de naciones unidas. y ud sr de q pais es...
During the Falklands conflict I was living in Bermuda - the joke went round that Argentina wanted to borrow all our glass-bottomed tourist boats to do a review of their air force.
yeah, and I know a guy who bombed one of your ships and burnt alive over 50 idiots down there, those idiots' families still travel Fitz Roy and have a cry at the war grave every so often... get in🤣
Lmao, nice one ❤
Y también para ver los 7 buques hundidos por la aviación argentina, y la aviación naval.....te suena Sheffield?
I've never been to the Falklands, but I am surprised to see how big Stanley is.
Its larger now
Amazing Aerial View's of , Port Stanley . Well done !
British Gibraltar , UK Overseas Territory 🇬🇧.
Very Nice.... would love to visit Falklands the climate looks wonderful..
Fantastic and real, I've lived on the Falkland Islands. A place of beauty ❤
Hi there, just came here to read angry Argentine's comments and I can say I am not disappointed. I almost don't believe there is still people that bought the cheap nationalism sold by the Junta at the time.
Ivan Mv ..Argentina is a third world country...What do you expect.
Too bad people had to get hurt
It is still, in schools, universities, a subject.
Very handy to convince the people the wrong things come from the outside.
The Argentinians are more or less descended from the Spanish, that gives them a special thing, always blaming others.
The Falklands have never been Argentinian, the people don't want to be Argentinian, that is it.
If some crackpot politicians from Spanish, or even German, descent want it different, easy, throw some lives away, no problem.
@Santiago Chiarandini *Falklands es el nombre correcto, saludos
I visited Stanley on the celebrity eclipse (terrible ship, don’t recommend celebrity at all) and found it to be extremely British. Everything felt very British and lovely. You didn’t feel unwelcome here. They’ve even got a bloody Waitrose! I think it is one of the most unique places in the world I have ever visited, and I’ve been to all 7 continents already.
Also, anybody who loves penguins will love the falklands. They’ve even got a penguin on their immigration stamp!
One of the most unique? Some unique places are more unique than others?
Falklands Tourist Board should market the place as “Cold, wet, miserable, and very British. You’ll feel right at home”.
Or “It’s easier to find a Sunday Roast than in Spain”.
@@albertbatfinder5240 unique with the fact that there’s full on British influence the entire length of the Atlantic away.
Brings back lots of memories. So many changes :)
Argentina held the islands for less than 2 years from 1832-1833 and then abandoned. They briefly when they seized control in 1982. How does that make it Argentinian soil? :-(
There was a lot of speculation on offshore oil going on. They should have promoted their wines and saved a few lives.
Latin countries have sometimes strange ideas.
falso lo q decis , las islas malvinas fueron robadas usurpadas por la fuerza echando al gobrtnador q habia en las islas.
Chris Stafford - They didn’t actually abandon it. They were kicked out by the US Navy. It was just a garrison. Argentina never settled it. And it was already British before then.
GH1618
Oh....
It’s the US fault
Right.... they are the current boogeyman.
Nice video, thanks for posting.
Nice to see my house and office on a sunny day at around 0.45 - 0.50.
que boludo.
That looks like the old control tower that I saw last in July 1982 and it was scarred by multiple rounds of various calibre of ammunition. It looks like its has been rended or it's the same sort of design as the old one. Anyone confirm?
amazing video
Great video. I never realised Port Stanley was so small. I always assumed (wrongly) that it was more built up inland. I am assuming this is the original Stanley Airport and not the new one that was built after the war?
yes
Wouldn't say the place is windy but watched one of them landing. Carrying a fair bit of power on the approach. At about 50 feet the wind dropped and the aircraft immediately picked up another 30-35 knots
I've crashed in a lot of aircraft ....and walked away. Flew into Sea Lion on FIGAS, with an effin crosswind you wouldn't believe, and I swear to God, i do not know how the pilot got us on the ground (which was going sideways until we touched). Alaskan bush pilots are good. These suckers are GREAT.
Kelpers had the first landing strip thanks to the Argentine Air Force, that built it in 1972 with aluminum sheets taken along with heavy machinery from Buenos Aires.
This brought undoubted benefits to the well-being of the islanders for many years.
Then the British, on May the 1st 1982, bombed that runway...
.
landed there more than a few times back in 1983 would fly from there at least once a week for 6 months photographing the fishing fleets to make sure they had paid the licence to fish
I was there, 1983 Aircraft refuelling.
I was here the same time in the photo section
Argentina had no clue what England was all about !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
fa300zxtt - Not to mention the Scots and the Welsh.
Britain and the British you mean.
Estas islas son Argentinas y se llaman Malvinas, no les cambien el nombre eso no les dará más derechos.
Saludos
Inglaterra con la ayuda de EEUU, la OTAN y un pais vecino de Argentina que en los papeles eran neutrales. Así y todo no fue un paseo.Consultá las memorias de ex oficiales y soldados británicos y verás que opinan del accionar de las fuerzas argentinas, después hablamos.
@@GH-oi2jfN irish too.
Good
ARGENTINA
cool
Where is railway on this island?
B(ho
peace Uk not war again
La de island
Cost us the British some Lives and Tax payer some grief and ££££££££££ . Godforsaken Place. WAS IT WORTH IT ?
Yes, obviously.
It brought a clear message to countries not used to democracy, there are answers to medieval ideas.
And of course, the Falklands want to be in the UK sphere of influence and not in the Argentinian one.
It made the world a little safer.
The inhabitants of the Falklands were passport carrying British subjects, we don't abandon our citizens in their hour of need even when some tosspots think they're not worth the time and effort.
Yes because in exchange it allowed British subjects to continue living their lives.
You don't agree with countries forcefully invading other countries, do you.
robert jones - If it were your home, you would think it worth it. A nation must defend its people, as far as is possible.
Falklands saved Margaret Thatchers political career at the time, but at the cost of hundreds of lives. Thatcher was not interested in diplomacy, just maintaining her power status
So you're saying the UK should not defend its territories or it's citizens?
@@neildeakin4454 "Its territories" ? Do you include India. Pakistan. Malaya. Australia. New Zealand, The west Indies and many African countries in your list, that the British plundered for their resources !!
@@henryjames5663 Places where British people live their lives. When that ceases to mean something, a nation dies.
@@stevenpilling5318 Sorry but that went right over my head, probably due to the undertone of colonialism
No. What you can't stand is non-communists standing up for themselves against third world despots.
The KELPERS say : Don't cry for our FALKLAND ISLANDS - arGAYtina.
Esta isla siempre se va a llamar isla ARGENTINA
empty island, bring some refugees or investment settlers or your population will disappear soon
Malvinas argentinas 💙🤍🇦🇷🇦🇷
Except they aren't
@@littleshep5502 the pirates havent got self determination rights. MALVINAS ARGENTINAS FOREVER 🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷
@@marianlopez457 UN response 63-108, 5th December 2008. Clearly outlines the fact there is no alternative, and that it is a human right
We Bill be back 🇦🇷🇦🇷
Mauro Mercado always welcome for a holiday
You died in defense you will be slaughtered in the attack.
🇦🇷We nerver give up. We are Argentina 🇦🇷
Mauro Mercado good for you. But the Falkland Islands belong to the Falkland islanders and they will decide their own future. They identify as British, and a British they will remain!
@@mauromercado7033 .......errr yes you did when attacked by an inferior force in numbers attacking uphill well entrenched Argentinian troops. I was there in 82 in a rifle company and saw it first hand.
Its sad how this airport continues to be used with impunity by a nuclear empire from the other side of the World
¡Malvinas Argentinas! Fuera piratas! Por los que allí quedaron ¡Volveremos! Honor y Gloria a los caídos!
XXI ARG LA NUEVA SIRIA ALEPO ARRRRRRRRRASADA
Los piratas si vinieron a las Islas pero un ejército superior los echó fuera. No vinieron con política superior, economía superior o cultura superior, entonces el pueblo decidió no acogerlos.
Quizá si los chilenos hubieran venido, ¡todavía estarían! Ese es un país estable que tiene algo que ofrecer!
islas malvinas argentinas.
Mejor concentrar en arreglar la economia argentina, que siempre parece como andar en montana rusa, y arreglar la politica domestica en lugar de enfocarse en las islas que la Argentina abandon hace 2 siglos y que sirven de distraccion para los lideres nacionales argentinos. Los argentinos nunca van a poder recuperar las islas. Pero si tienen la oportunidad de arreglar su pais. No importa si sea el tratamiento de reservas petroleras; de las tierras agricolas; de las clases medias; y de la politica por lo general: cuando el gobierno argentino lo toque, lo corrumpa y lo destruya. Ahi se ubica el problema nacional, no en gastar fuerzas en la mision imposible de obtener las Falkland Islands.
@@dang1351 mira primero ,vos no sos argentino, la economia argentina estaba muy bien con nestor y cristina, el q la arruino nuevamente fue macri. y te informo q con los problemas economicos y todo seguimos siendo siempre la tercer economia latinoamericana y somos parte del G20. SI vuelve a ganar cristina , van a volver las politicas de recuperacion de soberania de las malvinas, desde el dialogo como hicieron nuestros cancilleres durante la gestion de cristina , que tanto incomodo al reino, y por si la historia te falla, fueron usurpadas por el reino echando a nuestro gobernador por la fuerza, y si no te quedo claro te digo tambien que q en la ONU. el caso malvinas es investigado por la comision de descolonizacion de naciones unidas. y ud sr de q pais es...
Diego Rosarino k lindo
@Jlas malvinas son argentinas . fueron robadas , usurpadas por uk.
@@diegorosarino6838 😀🇬🇧😀🇬🇧😀😀🇬🇧😀🇬🇧😀🇫🇰🇬🇧🇫🇰🇬🇧🇫🇰🇫🇰🇬🇧🇫🇰🇬🇧🇫🇰🇬🇧🇫🇰🇫🇰🇬🇧💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
Malvinas Argentinas.
Never, you bloody stupid sorry figure.
@Argentus: Strangely, that's all you can say... In the Falklands Islands no one wants you...