Bomb Alley

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Bomb Alley is the nickname given to San Carlos Water in the Falkland Islands, where intense Argentine air attacks targeted British ships during the 1982 Falklands War.

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Bomb Alley canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical location ⓘ
nickname ⓘ
appliesTo San Carlos Water ⓘ
associatedWith Argentine low-level bombing attacks ⓘ
Battle of San Carlos ⓘ
British amphibious landings in East Falkland ⓘ
ship losses and damage to Royal Navy and auxiliary vessels ⓘ
conflict Falklands War ⓘ
country Falkland Islands ⓘ
era late Cold War ⓘ
hasAlternativeName San Carlos Water (as operational area nickname) ⓘ
linked to: San Carlos Water
hasCategory Falklands War locations ⓘ
Military history of the Falkland Islands ⓘ
Nicknames of places ⓘ
Theatres of operations of World War–era and later conflicts ⓘ
hasCause high density of air attacks ⓘ
proximity to Argentine air bases on the mainland ⓘ
hasLanguage English ⓘ
locatedIn Falkland Islands ⓘ
Falkland Islands ⓘ
San Carlos Water ⓘ
South Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
linked to: South Atlantic
militarySignificance key logistics and landing zone for British ground forces ⓘ
namedBy British servicemen ⓘ
notableFor concentration of British amphibious shipping ⓘ
intense Argentine air attacks on British ships ⓘ
partOf East Falkland coastal waters ⓘ
San Carlos theatre of operations ⓘ
primaryOpponents Argentina ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
relatedEvent Argentine air raids between 21–25 May 1982 ⓘ
linked to: Falklands War

British amphibious landings on 21 May 1982 ⓘ
relatedTo Atlantic Conveyor ⓘ
HMS Antelope ⓘ
HMS Ardent ⓘ
HMS Coventry ⓘ
riskLevel high-risk operating area for British ships in 1982 ⓘ
strategicRole primary British amphibious landing area in Falklands War ⓘ
timePeriod 1982 ⓘ
May 1982 ⓘ
usedBy Argentine Air Force ⓘ
Argentine Naval Aviation ⓘ
linked to: Argentine Navy

British forces ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
usedDuring 1982 Falklands War ⓘ
linked to: Falklands War

Falklands War ⓘ

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