V Bomber Program on More4 at 10:00pm tonight
Discussion
perdu said:
B Oeuf said:
Eric Mc said:
Ward is correct - from a miltary point of view.
The Vulcan missions were more about a demonstration of power, capability and commitment.
The Vulcan missions were more about a demonstration of power, capability and commitment.
in time honoured RAF, 1000 bomber raid, Dambuster traditionBut as Eric says the intention was to warn Argentina that if the UK could "find" a tiny set of islands with big loud bombers they could certainly find Argentina more easily.
"This is my big stick, how's your sore head?"
Seems to have done the trick
Dunk76 said:
Well, by all accounts it put the wind up the Argentinians - it's one thing to have a Carrier based strike aircraft dropping runway denial pods. It's entirely another to have a thumping great Nuclear-capable Bomber dropping conventional payloads having taken off from an island completely out of reach of the Argentine airforce.
I have a cartoon somewhere of the defenders running for cover wondering how big the carriers are.....Mr_B said:
Is it correct that in the second Black Buck raid, none of the bombs exploded ?
No.Wikipedia said:
Black Buck Two
During the night of 3 May-4 May, XM607 (flown by Sqn Ldr John Reeve and his crew of No 50 Squadron) flew a near identical mission to the first. This raid targeted the area at the western end of the runway. This was intended to prevent Argentinian engineers from extending the runway sufficiently to make it capable of accommodating high performance combat aircraft.
XM598 acted as flying reserve aircraft. Two Argentine soldiers were wounded according to Argentine sources, which also confirm impacts near the western end of the airstrip.
During the night of 3 May-4 May, XM607 (flown by Sqn Ldr John Reeve and his crew of No 50 Squadron) flew a near identical mission to the first. This raid targeted the area at the western end of the runway. This was intended to prevent Argentinian engineers from extending the runway sufficiently to make it capable of accommodating high performance combat aircraft.
XM598 acted as flying reserve aircraft. Two Argentine soldiers were wounded according to Argentine sources, which also confirm impacts near the western end of the airstrip.
jmorgan said:
Dunk76 said:
Well, by all accounts it put the wind up the Argentinians - it's one thing to have a Carrier based strike aircraft dropping runway denial pods. It's entirely another to have a thumping great Nuclear-capable Bomber dropping conventional payloads having taken off from an island completely out of reach of the Argentine airforce.
I have a cartoon somewhere of the defenders running for cover wondering how big the carriers are.....
spitfire-ian said:
jmorgan said:
Dunk76 said:
Well, by all accounts it put the wind up the Argentinians - it's one thing to have a Carrier based strike aircraft dropping runway denial pods. It's entirely another to have a thumping great Nuclear-capable Bomber dropping conventional payloads having taken off from an island completely out of reach of the Argentine airforce.
I have a cartoon somewhere of the defenders running for cover wondering how big the carriers are.....Edit. Exact same one.
Book is "up the falklands" by the Royal Marines.
Edited by jmorgan on Friday 14th August 11:57
spitfire-ian said:
Mr_B said:
Is it correct that in the second Black Buck raid, none of the bombs exploded ?
No.Wikipedia said:
Black Buck Two
During the night of 3 May-4 May, XM607 (flown by Sqn Ldr John Reeve and his crew of No 50 Squadron) flew a near identical mission to the first. This raid targeted the area at the western end of the runway. This was intended to prevent Argentinian engineers from extending the runway sufficiently to make it capable of accommodating high performance combat aircraft.
XM598 acted as flying reserve aircraft. Two Argentine soldiers were wounded according to Argentine sources, which also confirm impacts near the western end of the airstrip.
During the night of 3 May-4 May, XM607 (flown by Sqn Ldr John Reeve and his crew of No 50 Squadron) flew a near identical mission to the first. This raid targeted the area at the western end of the runway. This was intended to prevent Argentinian engineers from extending the runway sufficiently to make it capable of accommodating high performance combat aircraft.
XM598 acted as flying reserve aircraft. Two Argentine soldiers were wounded according to Argentine sources, which also confirm impacts near the western end of the airstrip.
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