Summary: Operation Black Buck. The remarkable effort made by the RAF to attack Stanley airfield from Ascension Island, using aged Vulcan V Bombers, during the Falklands war in 1982.<br> <br> A Vulcan bomber over Ascension Island.<br> <br> <br> <br> The refuelling plan for the Black Buck mission.<br> <br> <br> <br> The damage assessment of Stanley airfield.<br> <br> <br> <br> Images licensed by Creative Commons. Vulcan by Ken Griffiths, Stanley airfield Crown Copyright.
