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Old 28th Oct 2002, 22:26
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Watched it. Did its job of letting today's generation know that the UK also were close to going in those bleak 13 days. Tend to agree about the accompanying footage - they even reversed the neg on one shot of a Valiant taxying! However, there can't be much "releasable" footage from the old V force QRA at that time, and none at all of the Victors it would seem. As BEagle says though, it might just raise the awareness of today's generation about the RAF we used to have.

I know the prog was titled "Vulcs & Victors" etc, but a some small mention of the Canberra nuclear strike squadrons in Germany at the time wouldn't have been amiss. Especially as our B(I)8's would have been the first to go. The role of 3, 14, 16 & 213 Squadrons will, probably, never be fully recognised from that time - not "sexy" enough I guess. But they were our nuclear response until the V's came on line.
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