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The bombing of the Falkland islands in '82 must be one of the looniest missions ever.  Need Brits to come up with something like that.
The tactical effect was small at the best, but strategically it was one of the most important missions ever.
When the Argentinians realized they could get bombed, they kept the majority of their air force at home.
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Get a copy of Vulcan 607, it is fascinating what they had to do. Apart from anything, the Vulcans were all but ready to be disbanded, they had no one who knew how to fly refuelling in one, the release mechanism wasn't suitable for multiple bombs and there was no real air-to-air on them.
veni bibi saltavi
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I did read a book about those missions many years ago, but I'm pretty sure it was another book.
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I'm with Nagy read Vulcan 607, only then the sheer lunacy of Black Buck is revealed (attempts to seal pressure seal on a window with sandwich wrappers). Roland White wrote it after the 25 year limit on secrets was lifted. It was a typical lash up op that the we Brits are famous for!
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Ok, it's on my wish list.
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The Vulcan was wonderful aircraft and would rings round the Victor, the Victor was a bomb hauler in the traditional heavy bomber mode, the Vulcan could out turn fighters at altitude, it was this that gave the Vulcan its longevity, it could do amazing things for such huge aircraft
You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start
Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.
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To quote a member of the USAF it looks like it's going Mach 1 on the hard standing 
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There's a great video somewhere on youtube, from the BBC in the 1980's, about the attack on the runway by the Vulcans.
It's amazing how many tankers they had to fly and then use flying tankers to refuel other flying tankers which would go on to refuel the Vulcans - all for one pass over the runway then heading back home.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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This is the 607 mission called Black Buck. Read the book it's fecking great. The pilot from BB1, Martin Whithers, is also one of the few pilots left who is allowed to fly XH558. He will most probably fly at least once this summer and I would bet good money he gets the last go before she retires.
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Upon hearing the lyrics "them not busy being born is busy dyin'" -It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) - Bob Dylan (5/7/65), I came to the conclusion that birth is a fatal affliction.
Usually, years are spent trying to treat it, but history has shown, without any success.
| "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | | "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert | | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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Was this the influence that the Shawnshank Redemption took for Morgan Freeman's speech: Get busy living or get busy dying?
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I think of that quote quite frequently.
Dave.
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Didn't know that Richard Stallman has a CP account, but for sure he is a kind of sensitive person ...
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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You called?
You have just been Sharapova'd.
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You have 12 seconds to restore your name before I use it for spams 
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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Oh? The Insider News[^] piece, I assume?
What did he do - I can't see anything there...
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Reported me for abuse when I called him a lunatic...twice...
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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Probably just one of those fany boys
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Um...I don't see those posts.
You referred to him as "totally ignorant" and a candidate for "the closed ward".
And you did say he had "a twisted mind"
But lunacy was not mentioned.
Have an upvote to compensate...
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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You can't go round reporting people on the basis of what they are thinking about you!
I'd get banned several times a day just for visiting QA!
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Now you could show your bravery and express your thoughts with the wife?
Every day, thousands of innocent plants are killed by vegetarians.
Help end the violence EAT BACON
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Are you kidding? I planned a long, quiet life  ...
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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