Hotntot
Senior Airman
Superb shots Terry and Karl. Shame about the choas on the way in. Still, glad it didn't get in the way of a good day out (amongst the day trippers).
I think only one bomb hit the runway on the first run (out of twenty one dropped) when the big bird swept over but the surprise was certainly there and the point was made to the astonished Argentinians that they could be reached with heavy hitters. Despite the low hit rate the runway was, nevertheless, made unusable to the Argie jet fighters even if their supplier C130's could still land and four more 'Black Buck' raids took place against the Port Stanley airfield producing similar results. During the outward bound journey the Vulcan (one of two - the first of which had to turn back after the pilot noticed the cabin wasn't pressurising properly which they found out later was due to a perished window seal) was refuelled seven times and once on its return, now rid of its 1,0000lb bombs and the round trip was around 9000 miles. Some feat.
To experience it flying close up must be quite something.
I think only one bomb hit the runway on the first run (out of twenty one dropped) when the big bird swept over but the surprise was certainly there and the point was made to the astonished Argentinians that they could be reached with heavy hitters. Despite the low hit rate the runway was, nevertheless, made unusable to the Argie jet fighters even if their supplier C130's could still land and four more 'Black Buck' raids took place against the Port Stanley airfield producing similar results. During the outward bound journey the Vulcan (one of two - the first of which had to turn back after the pilot noticed the cabin wasn't pressurising properly which they found out later was due to a perished window seal) was refuelled seven times and once on its return, now rid of its 1,0000lb bombs and the round trip was around 9000 miles. Some feat.
To experience it flying close up must be quite something.