Operation Black Buck - the Vulcan bomber raids in the Falklands
Barry Hamblin
- Region:
- South West
- Notice Period:
- Emergency (maybe less than one week's notice)
- Type:
- Antiquarian
- Fee:
- Paid: £60 plus mileage (30p/mile)
- Category:
- History
- Updated:
- 22nd February 2024
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I was a navigator on Victor tanker aircraft at RAF Marham, Norfolk, and my posting to HQ 1 Group, RAF Bawtry, Yorkshire, to plan tanker operations just happened to be 2nd April 1982 - the very day the Argentinians invaded the Falkland Islands. In at the deep end or what !! This talk covers how we prepared the air-to-air refuelling plan for what was then the longest bombing raid in the world and what really happened – it didn’t go smoothly !!
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After 25 years flying in the RAF as a navigator I found myself running a training company for airline pilots after doing a favour for a friend.
My wife has a lavender business (I am the tractor driver) and when she opened a shop which was too large for her sole use I closed my training company and took the spare half of the shop to indulge my passion for selling antiques. My wife and I give talks on the history of lavender, growing lavender and how it is used (see Lavender and Co) and this, together with being a trustee of our small but beautiful local museum and a love of antiques and history, has resulted in me giving number of talks on a variety of historical subjects.
The RAF trained me to instruct and I just love presenting the subjects I care so much about.
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