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**Dredd** · 19-03-12, 15:41

For a laugh I though I would take a look and see what the Crabs take on it was, so clicked on the tab at the top of this page.

ARRSE - Active. Rum Ration - Active. RAF - Security down!

**Stirling** · 19-03-12, 16:12

Originally Posted by Seaweed

I take the point about the implied threat to BA (a shorter trip) and suppose the modern equivalent is a Tomahawk sauntering down the Avenida Florida to the admiring gaze of the shoopers and then whacking into the Casa Rosa.

Indeed, locals pointing at Tom's following street layout in Baghdad springs to mind.

**jack616** · 19-03-12, 16:33

I wonder - now its been proved we need to be able to bomb things 8000 miles away from time to time - are we still capable
now the Vulcans are done for?

Have to agree about the Vulcan - very majestic aircraft and what a credit to the designer that they could achieve this
with tech that old.

**soleil** · 10-06-12, 18:01

Operation Black Buck was the subject of a Radio 4 drama this week:

BBC - BBC Radio 4 Programmes - Afternoon Drama, Operation Black Buck

**wave_dodger** · 11-06-12, 07:24

Originally Posted by jack616

I wonder - now its been proved we need to be able to bomb things 8000 miles away from time to time - are we still capable
now the Vulcans are done?

and ask yourself just why did we fly 3 Tornado all the way from the UK to Libya to drop 3 x storm shadow when we had an SSN (or two) on station already using TLAM?

There is an argument that those munitions were needed for an effect on a particular target - but its not verified or backed up by anything. So, in the absence of a rational explanation you could call that mission Black Buck X, serving solely to reinforce in the publics mind the justification for the airforce. If you were a cynic, of course.