Vulcans Falkland Raid
The Vulcan raid on the Falklands runway was screened this evening
- in which was shown the skill of the numerous Victors and Vulcan crew . It was always understood that the purpose of the mission was to bomb the runway so as to deny its use to enemy fighters - However the film of the bombed runway showed that of the stradle of bombs dropped only one bomb landed on the runway and at that appeared to be at its far end and well to one side - in that the length of the runway
was barely affected. All aircrew involved were superb but could it honestly be claimed that the runway had been 'put out of action'
and of no further use to enemy jet fighters ?
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