Operation Black Buck

[andym1603]

This programme "Falklands' most daring raid" is being repeated on More 4 (Freeview 14) tonight at 1955hrs. If you missed it
the first time now is your chance to watch this time.

[LukeBird]

Just incase anyone missed that showing, it's repeated Sunday 0120.

[fatboy69]

2.20am according to my sky+ box.

[Vieste]

Watched it last night and recorded it then watched it again.

[Hooli]

I recorded it last night, will watch it soon.

[MoggieMinor]

Vulcan 607 is a good read!

[saaby93]

Saw this a while back
I wish theyd gone into more detail about how they got all the tankers in place for the return trip

[Fonz]

Getting home is obviously a minor detail, who would be interested in that…

[IanMorewood]

Getting home was fairly easy apart from the distinct lack of fuel.

[MarkwG]

Yep, that bit lost me a bit: I was quite curious abouthow they managed the return leg running on fumes, but not a thing!

[IanMorewood]

Simply put; The Vulcan met a tanker someway south of its planned rendezvous (off the coast of Brazil), guided on to the point by a Nimrod that was also running on fumes. The last leg Victor was also critical on fuel but fortunately the planners at wideawake realised this was going to happen after the earlier Victors came back light on fuel too so sent a Victor south to vector with them.

[Upatdawn]

[MarkwG]

^answers^ Thanks both!

[FourWheelDrift]

IanMorewood said:

so sent a Victor south to vector with them.

It's where Airplane got their script.

"Roger, Roger. What's your vector Victor"

[saaby93]

IanMorewood said:

Simply put; The Vulcan met a tanker someway south of its planned rendezvous (off the coast of Brazil), guided on to the point by a Nimrod that was also running on fumes. The last leg Victor was also critical on fuel but fortunately the planners at wideawake realised this was going to happen after the earlier Victors came back light on fuel too so sent a Victor south to vector with them.

I realised it was something like that but how much fuel did the Victor need to meet with them and how did it refuel.
The programme was short on computational analysis