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Originally Posted by Tim Deegan
Did you see the program the other day about the Vulcan mission to bomb the runway at Stanley?
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Falklands Most Daring Raid, I downloaded and watched it last night..
Described as a Dam busters for the eighties type mission.. made even more similar by them dropping the same type of 1000 LB bombs the Lancaster would ordinarily carry.
I like how everyone always has a go at the French for supplying the Exocet, yet the guys on this mission seemed more concerned with the British built Tigercat missile system they'd have to go up against.
Certainly was a gutsy, if desperate mission though.. 11 tankers for 1 antiquated plane (which still might not have enough fuel to succeed) required a larger set of stones than I think any of those currently running things have.