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April 21, 2019 at 3:49 pm #1380407

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With all this gaming about the air combat during the war over the Falklands, it reminded me of one of my favourite documentaries about the XM607 (the Vulcan bomber that bombed the runway on the island). It’s a frankly almost funny story about how “Heath Robinson” the whole raid was (with the course calculations done on a map of the northern hemisphere turned upside down due to the fact the RAF didn’t have any maps for the southern hemisphere suitable, and an electronic calculator purchased from a nearby petrol station due to the fact the Vulcan had no on-board computers (and even the bomb run calculator was clockwork)).

It was a raid that could have failed in so many ways (in fact 3 Vulcan set off for the raid, but only one was able to go all the way), it’s a fascinating watch and well worth 45 minutes of your time (grab a mug of coffee or tea ready)