Pleasant Peak
Pleasant Peak is a location on the Falkland Islands, East Falkland, two miles (3.2 km) north of RAF Mount Pleasant.
Cross at Pleasant Peak on East Falkland
History
The mountain was the site of the 1982 British Army Gazelle friendly fire incident when HMS Cardiff shot down a British Army Gazelle helicopter, killing its four occupants.
When the adjacent Mount Pleasant Complex was being constructed in the aftermath of the Falkland conflict, a quarry was opened up on the lower slopes of Pleasant Peak to supply hard rock (quartzite) for the construction of the foundations and a base for the runway.
References
- ^ "View from Pleasant Peak - Falkland Islands". www.british-towns.net. Retrieved 3 May 2008.
- ^ Ranter, Harro. "Westland Gazelle AH1 XX377 accident, 6 Jun 1982". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ Aldis, E. T.; Edwards, D. J. (1999). "The Geology of the Falkland Islands" (PDF). nerc.ac.uk. British Geological Survey. p. 208. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
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