RolandDeschain
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Falklands Vulcan Raid
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Thank you for the link. I remember the war, but never really studied it. I was distracted with raising a family and work at that time. Plus it was far away, and no concern of mine?
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RolandDeschain
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I had never heard of the Vulcan before now. Pretty impressive take off, more like a fighter than a bomber. The delta type wing wasn’t used much due it’s “flat spin” characteristics, making it difficult to impossible to recover from. One of the Brits in another documentary said they thought the Argentines would blink, because the Falklands were the size of Scotland. The Vulcan flight was awesome-16,000 miles to target and 8,000 back to Asunción. Don’t ya know there was some pucker power towards the end of that flight back to Asunción!
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I met the Navigator of this ship who was staying in the same hotel as I was in 1986 while I was working in Singapore. We also hung out at the same hotel bar. :wink: He had a pretty scary story.
Yes getting the Vulcans there was quite a feat.
The war was pretty much over once the Gurkhas arrived on the Island
The head of security at our hotel was one in the Singapore army reserve. One bad arsh'
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A Type 42 Guided Missile Destroyer became the first British ship to be sunk during the Falklands War. She was guarding the outer perimeter of the Task Force which made her vulnerable to attack. On May 4, Sheffield was detected by Argentine Super Etendard which launched its Exocet missile, hitting the ship above the waterline and causing a fierce fire that killed 20 crewmen. Others were evacuated, while the ship was then towed out to the sea and scuttled to become a war grave. In 1986, the site of her sinking was declared a protected place by the Military Remains Act.
Roland just finished watching the video. It was great thanks.
Yes getting the Vulcans there was quite a feat.
The war was pretty much over once the Gurkhas arrived on the Island
The head of security at our hotel was one in the Singapore army reserve. One bad arsh'
HMS Sheffield
A Type 42 Guided Missile Destroyer became the first British ship to be sunk during the Falklands War. She was guarding the outer perimeter of the Task Force which made her vulnerable to attack. On May 4, Sheffield was detected by Argentine Super Etendard which launched its Exocet missile, hitting the ship above the waterline and causing a fierce fire that killed 20 crewmen. Others were evacuated, while the ship was then towed out to the sea and scuttled to become a war grave. In 1986, the site of her sinking was declared a protected place by the Military Remains Act.
Roland just finished watching the video. It was great thanks.
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A Vulcan was part of an air show at Bergstrom AFB in Austin, Texas about 30years ago. It took off and proceeded to run through a series of slow motion aerobatics. It was awesome and reminded us of a Star Wars film scene.
A good friend of mine was in the RAF and served as a Chinook crew chief in the Falklands.
A good friend of mine was in the RAF and served as a Chinook crew chief in the Falklands.
