Why Britain’s 8,000-Mile Falklands Bombing Shocked Argentina
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Argentina Thought the Falklands Were Beyond Britain’s Reach—Then the RAF Proved Otherwise
Argentina believed distance was its greatest defense. Britain’s nearest usable airbase was thousands of miles away, and its aging Avro Vulcan bombers were already approaching retirement. Then, on May 1, 1982, a Vulcan appeared over Port Stanley after an extraordinary chain of aerial refueling. Operation Black Buck had turned geography itself into part of the battle. This is the story of how Britain launched one of the longest bombing missions ever attempted.
00:00 The Bomber Argentina Never Expected
06:12 Britain Faces an 8,000 Mile Problem
12:24 The Vulcan Comes Out of Retirement
18:36 Planning Operation Black Buck
24:48 Eleven Tankers for One Bomber
31:00 The Mission Nearly Falls Apart
37:12 Flying South Through Darkness
43:24 Port Stanley Comes Into Range
49:36 Twenty One Bombs Fall
55:48 Argentina Realizes What Britain Can Reach
1:02:00 The Black Buck Missions Continue
1:08:15 The Message Behind One Bomb
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Still, that has to be the best narrative of Black Buck to date.
More astounding, it used an American voice, even and uninflected, no epic music or thumping soundtrack to amplify the emotion. He spoke with a natural, pragmatic flow, dispensing the numbers and reality of the entire episode like documentaries of old.
The outcome from those three weeks of planning?
One bomb on one runway.
The conclusion I drew from the Black Buck mission isn't about the success or failure. Barely 12 weeks out from the end of the Victor's life a bunch of people ran the numbers, teams rallied, men trained, the figures translated into a plan.
With near zero wriggle room for failure over 3.900 mi. To get one bomb on one runway. Then get away clean, with all crews and aircraft recovered.
I was 10 years Air Force, though.
I look at it differently.
One bomb sideswiped a runway which had no effect on operations
TO KILL OR ENSLAVE.
ARGENTINA HAS MADE NO CONTRIBUTION TO THE ISLANDS AND HAS NO LEGITIMATE CLAIM UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW OR UN CONVENTION..
Why Britain’s 8,000-Mile Falklands Bombing Shocked Argentina
British Records
42,823 views
Argentina Thought the Falklands Were Beyond Britain’s Reach—Then the RAF Proved Otherwise
Argentina believed distance was its greatest defense. Britain’s nearest usable airbase was thousands of miles away, and its aging Avro Vulcan bombers were already approaching retirement. Then, on May 1, 1982, a Vulcan appeared over Port Stanley after an extraordinary chain of aerial refueling. Operation Black Buck had turned geography itself into part of the battle. This is the story of how Britain launched one of the longest bombing missions ever attempted.
00:00 The Bomber Argentina Never Expected
06:12 Britain Faces an 8,000 Mile Problem
12:24 The Vulcan Comes Out of Retirement
18:36 Planning Operation Black Buck
24:48 Eleven Tankers for One Bomber
31:00 The Mission Nearly Falls Apart
37:12 Flying South Through Darkness
43:24 Port Stanley Comes Into Range
49:36 Twenty One Bombs Fall
55:48 Argentina Realizes What Britain Can Reach
1:02:00 The Black Buck Missions Continue
1:08:15 The Message Behind One Bomb
#FalklandsWar #OperationBlackBuck #AvroVulcan #RoyalAirForce #RAF #PortStanley #BritishMilitary #Argentina #MilitaryHistory #AviationHistory
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