Vice Admiral Sir Alan Grose KBE former captain of the type 82 destroyer HMS Bristol looks uncomfortable as he misleads the British press after the Falklands War in 1982. He fabricates a story stating his ship fired missiles at two Argentine reconnaissance aircraft, when in reality it was HMS Cardiff that fired two Sea Dart missiles at a single Argentine Air Force Boeing 707 (TC-92) airliner in the reconnaissance role. Cardiff missed with both missiles due to a combination of having to fire at extreme range and some spectacular evasive maneuvering initiated by the FAA pilot Otto Ritondale. Prior to the shoot down attempt, Bristol's command team issued a 'Hold Fire' weapon restriction order which severely delayed a timely missile launch by Cardiff, this indecision and delay enabled the enemy to complete their mission and return to Argentina. Bristol detected what they assessed as two fast moving aircraft approaching from the opposite direction and subsequently wasted two expensive missiles on what turned out to be spurious (false) radar returns.