Vulcan 607 | Paperback

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Author: Rowland White | Format: Paperback

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It was to be one of the most ambitious operations since 617 Squadron bounced their revolutionary bombs into the dams of the Ruhr Valley in 1943... When Argentine forces invaded the Falklands in the early hours of 2 April 1982, Britain's military chiefs were faced with a real-life Mission Impossible. Its opening shot, they decided, would be Operation Black Buck: to strike a body blow at the occupying army, and make them realize that nothing was safe - not even Buenos Aires... The idea was simple: to destroy the vital landing strip at Port Stanley. The reality was more complicated. The only aircraft that could possibly do the job was three months from being scrapped, and the distance it had to travel was four thousand miles beyond its maximum range. It would take fifteen Victor tankers and seventeen separate in-flight refuellings to get one Avro Vulcan B2 over the target, and give its crew any chance of coming back alive. Yet less than a month later, a formation of elderly British jets was launched from a remote island aribase to carry out the longest-range air attack in history.At the tip of the spear was a single aircraft, six men, and twenty-one thousand-pound bombs, facing a hornet's nest of modern weaponry: the radar-guided guns and missiles of the Argentine defences. There would be no second chances... It was the end of an era - the last time the RAF flew heavy bombers into combat before they were replaced by their digital, fly-by-wire, laser-guided successors. There were many who believed it couldn't be done. Drawing on extensive interviews with the combatants, Falklands residents and British High Command, and with unprecedented access to comtemporary military records, Rowland White takes us, for the first time, to the beating heart of the legendary raid. "Vulcan 607" is a story of ingenuity, courage and sheer bloody-mindedness that's destined to become a classic.

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Excellent book very well written and very accurate I couldn't put it down! Even if your not a fan of military history this is one of the best reads i've ever had, it just goes to show why the RAF is still one of if not the best in the world.

 Can I give it 10 stars? Only 5 doesn't do the book justice!!

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Firstly can I just say that I don't read many books, and when I do, if I don't find it any good in the first couple of chapters it gets put on the shelf never to be seen again.
This book I've read 4 times it is that good!!! Once you start reding it you CAN NOT put it down. As the previous reviewer said, your with the lads all the way there and back. Absolutely fantastic book. Would recommend it, even if "war" isn't your thing.

 vulcan607

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Great read could not put it down while on holiday in ibiza. your flying with them all the way.

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Who'd have thought a book about a flight to the middle of no-where and concerning a fast becoming forgotton "conflict" NOT war (ah for the gift of the politicions toungue!) could be so fascinating?
This book is riveting and you really live the experience as you read.
It expresses everything thats brave and good about the men that fight in conflicts for the right reasons.
Even if you're a stone certified pacifist and this type of thing really isnt you, give it a go.
Its an excellent narrative and insight into humanity and those involved in adversity and i'd challange you to not feel some small semblance of pride, swelling of the chest, compassion and empathy for the players involved

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This is a fantastic book. Real boys own stuff and a demonstration of what makes Britain Great!!

The distances involved in the attack are astonishing and that the plan worked is amazing.

Have just ordered Rowland's next book (from this site!!)- Phoenix Squadron; can't wait for it to arrive.

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AuthorRowland White
PublisherTransworld Publishers Ltd (United Kingdom)
Year2007
ISBN9780552152297
FormatPaperback - 528 Pages