Impressively done logistically and came up as a complete surprise to the Argentinians, but had no effect militarily. The mission also exemplified the rocket equ

Impressively done logistically and came up as a complete surprise to the Argentinians, but had no effect militarily. The mission also exemplified the rocket equation with aircraft. The under-construction airport in St. Helena is probably a legacy of that conflict, since British planners need an airport closer to the Falklands than the one in Ascension (should the island fall again).