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Old 04-11-2012, 05:52 PM
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Originally Posted by tlgerdes View Post
I was actually reading about them the other day, it wasnt actually Britain to the Falklands and back but Ascension Island to the Faulkands and return.
Thanks for the correction,Trevor I had always thought they had flown from the UK.
I did get one bit partially right, that they still held the longest bombing record,till taken by B52's,Not B2's

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Black_Buck

Some more interesting information

http://www.britains-smallwars.com/Falklands/vulcan.htm

Cheers
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