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Vulcan no. 607 of 44 squadron RAF. A B2 Bomber that flew the first of the Black Buck raids on The Falklands from Ascension Island.


Thanks to Thiel for the reference drawing!

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Oh well! You can't say it's worse but you can say is excellent

I'd like some more shading in the air intake, otherwise VERY nice!

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Nice one Cyril I must get a chance to see the last Vulcan sometime.

WOW.Excellent drawing mate.I was lucky to have a guided tour on the one at Southend airport last year.I posted a load of pics on the old forum http://z11.invisionfree.com/shipbucket/ ... topic=2951

Bill I heard she will be appearing at Margate airshow in a couple of weeks.

Jabba have you read Vulcan 607 by Roland White ?

I saw 558 at Southend air show a couple of weeks ago. I now know the meaning of loud! Really impressive plane.
I had no idea there was a Vulcan there! I was in Southend the other week (see above)!

I have indeed, really well written book about quite a awesome mission. I had to draw 607 really. Nice pics! It would be great to have a look around one.

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Jabba you a Londoner ?

Yeah I saw the Vulcan at the Windermere Airshow back in 2009. The most awesome thing you'll ever see and feel!

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I hate to cast cold water on the 'Black Buck' raids.......ah well But I tend to agree with 'Sharky' Ward, that for the amount of fuel and cost, and results, the Brits could have had dozens of Sea Harrier operations. That said, it gave the Brylcream Boys a stake in the combat operations against Argentina, so it had some value in diverting assets into mainland defence. It also may have (but I doubt it knowing politicians) rammed home the lesson that land based aircraft are a poor subsitute for fleet based air power. Anyway, it was a glorious postscript to the V bombers

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

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=h ... sch&itbs=1

No mate, I lived there for two years, but recently moved to sunny Basildon. From Plymouth originally.

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