Type 42 destroyer HMS A Sheffield/Falklands

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PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo

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G4PPAN

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30.1 MB (1.1 MB Compressed download)

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4096 x 2565 px | 34.7 x 21.7 cm | 13.7 x 8.6 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

26 May 1982

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PA

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This image could have imperfections as it’s either historical or reportage.

Smoke pours from the Type 42 destroyer HMS A Sheffield as fire rages through the warship after she was hit by an Argentinian missile fired from an Argentinian aircraft somewhere off the Falklands.

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