Viewing one of the craters close up underlines the destructive power of a single thousand-pounder. At the top right of the picture is an Aermacchi MB-339 light attack jet of the Argentine Navy’s 1 Escuadrilla de Ataque – an air threat grounded by 607’s attack.
Martin Withers had never been airborne in a Vulcan carrying less fuel than he was as 607 closed in on the final refuelling rendezvous. He described his first glimpse of the Victor tanker as ‘the most beautiful sight in the world’.
V-force. A rare, striking picture of the Vulcan and Victor refuelling.
Bob Tuxford’s crew celebrate BLACK BUCK’s success and their safe return to Ascension in the traditional way. L to r: Navigator Radar Ernie Wallis, Air Electronics Officer Mick Beer, Bob Tuxford, Co-pilot Glyn Rees and Navigator Plotter John Keeble.
With airbrakes out and undercarriage down, seconds from touchdown.
Still wearing his thick rubber immersion suit, Martin Withers enjoys a post-sortie beer with Group Captain Jeremy Price, Senior RAF Officer on Ascension (centre), and Air Vice-Marshal George Chesworth of 18 Group.
After waiting a month for the campaign to retake the Falklands to begin, news of the successful Vulcan raid was greeted with euphoria in London and Stanley. The tone of the reporting became more sober as the brutal realities of the war that followed unfolded.
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VULCAN 607
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