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Belligerents | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
2 destroyers 6 frigates Amphibious Task Force Sea Harrier CAPs |
50-60 fighters 62 ground troops | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
3 killed 1 captured 2 helicopters 1 RAF Harrier GR3 |
6 killed 8 captured |
Operation Sutton was the code name for the British landings on the shores of San Carlos Water, at Ajax Bay and Port San Carlos, near San Carlos on East Falkland.