Comments by "David Elliott" (@davidelliott5843) on "US Marine reacts to Operation Black Buck" video.

  1. Harrier was retired far too quickly. It wasn’t stealthy or especially fast but none were lost to Argentine aircraft and they gave excellent ground attack cover. US Marines are still using them. So much for being outdated.
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  2. I saw XH588 at Dawlish in 2015 (she first flew in 1960). The pilot flew a right to left with the underside facing the crowd. The engines sang like a sewing machines. Then he lit the burners and stood her on the tail and up into the clouds. A few years before, she was flying over Duxford and literally stopped traffic. People jammed in the anchors and jumped out to watch the plane doing circuits. Absolutely stunning.
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  3. The Vulcan was being phased out of service. Anything not needed for normal ops had long since been put out of service. There has to be an amazing story of how the tech teams found the parts and got it working.
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  4. Vulcan had basic bomb aiming equipment because nukes do not need precision placement.
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  5. Operation Black Buck 1982: The Vulcans' Extraordinary Falklands War Raids (Air Campaign) can be pre-ordered on Amazon. Should be a stunning read.
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  6. They flew 4000 miles each way. Non stop over the sea I can’t confirm, but believe these flights were done before GPS existed. If true, the navigation alone was masterful.
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