the argentinians initially got the time-fuses wrong on all their british-made bombs. at 500 miles - about 50 minutes' flying time - from mainland south america, their planes were at the limit of their fuel tank range, and so had only moments to release their bombs before heading home again. in attack after attack, they continued to set the bomb fuses wrongly, and we prayed our thanks for our deliverance. then some tv pundit in london told the world - and the argentinians - about the fuses. the following day their air force was back, and every bomb they dropped went off.
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