Operation Black Buck 1982 : the Vulcans' extraordinary Falklands War raids
Bird, Andrew D.2023
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In 1982, RAF Vulcan bombers flew a series of the world's longest air raids against Port Stanley airfield, in a daring, hastily improvised strike against the Argentinian invaders. The RAF's opening shots of the Falklands War were among the most remarkable airstrikes in history. The idea was simple: to destroy the runway at Port Stanley, and prevent Argentinian forces using it against the Royal Navy. But the nearest British-owned airfield was Ascension Island - 3,900 miles away. Researcher and historian Andrew D. Bird has uncovered new details of what really made these extraordinary raids possible.
Main title:
Operation Black Buck 1982 : the Vulcans' extraordinary Falklands War raids / Andrew Bird ; illustrated by Adam Tooby.
Author:
Bird, Andrew D., authorTooby, Adam, illustrator
Imprint:
Oxford : Osprey Publishing, 2023.
Collation:
96 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 25 cm.
Series title:
Air campaign ; 37.
ISBN:
9781472856661 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
997.110244
Language:
English
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BRN:
2638913
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