The Falklands' Most Daring Raid. Vulcan 607. CH4 18th March 20:00.

[RedRobin]

Tuesday night 8:00pm Ch5

Revealed - The Great Falklands Gamble. Could be worth a watch. 

....I was literally about to post that same heads-up  - The trailer on TV showed the Vulcan and looked good. [fortunately it doesn't clash with hot American girlies in 90210 on E4]

[Hedge]

I expect quite a few programmes along this theme as it's 30 years since the Falklands.

[RedRobin]

^^^^
30 years!!!!? It only seems like 10. That's very scary.

[Hedge]

[RedRobin]

^^^^

"What could possibly go wrong?"

"Monty Python couldn't have done it any better"

  I'm looking forward to this 

[Bignod00]

To me seeing the last flying Vulcan display is more than just an airshow, it is an emotional experience the likes of which cannot be expressed in words on a forum. Quite often there is some grit in the air that seems to get in quite a few eyes once she displays. 

Very true mate, very true! Thanks for giving the heads up about the programme, got it set to record now! Hopefully it'll be as good as we're all expecting and will be full of all the jets involved, Vulcan, Victor, Nimrod etc.....should be brilliant!:D

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[QD MBE]

Great aircraft.  Lets see what propaganda the RAF use...............

Good read below.

http://www.fleetairarmoa.org/pages/pdfs/1580.pdf

The raids are still seen by many as a RAF command wish to be involved in a war when Defence Cuts were rife.  (deja vu?) Sea Harrier already proved it was capable at keeping the Argentinian airforce on the ground................................

[Greeners]

Planner set! 

[Hedge]

Great aircraft.  Lets see what propaganda the RAF use...............

Good read below.

http://www.fleetairarmoa.org/pages/pdfs/1580.pdf

The raids are still seen by many as a RAF command wish to be involved in a war when Defence Cuts were rife.  (deja vu?) Sea Harrier already proved it was capable at keeping the Argentinian airforce on the ground................................

Interesting read. 

[RedRobin]

^^^^
A very interesting read - I shall enjoy reading that before the prog tonight. Cheers QD  - Things are rarely as they seem in such high level matters.

[B3n]

That does make for some interesting reading

[VC]

I wonder if this series will cover the story of the Exocet missile, thats another fascinating story

In a nut shell it was used by the argies against us to great effect against our navy due to its surface skimming abilities and built and supplied by the French, the UK government requested the French to stop supplying it to them, the French refused. So mysteriously the manufacturing plants for it were targeted by an anonymous (at the time) special force and sabotaged to prevent production and export

[vRS Carl]

I wonder if this series will cover the story of the Exocet missile, thats another fascinating story

In a nut shell it was used by the argies against us to great effect against our navy due to its surface skimming abilities and built and supplied by the French, the UK government requested the French to stop supplying it to them, the French refused. So mysteriously the manufacturing plants for it were targeted by an anonymous (at the time) special force and sabotaged to prevent production and export

Probably not

[Scousus maximus]

Brilliant and madly eccentric mission as only us Brits can do. It's up there with the bouncing bomb and Balcombe Street. I didn't even consider the re-fuelling activity and the thinking behind that was spot on.
Maybe the actual effect was a bit diluted but it certainly told'em we meant business.
Did anybody else feel good about our forces like I did? Hats off to all of them I say.
Regards,
John

[Janner_Sy]

Great aircraft.  Lets see what propaganda the RAF use...............

Good read below.

http://www.fleetairarmoa.org/pages/pdfs/1580.pdf

The raids are still seen by many as a RAF command wish to be involved in a war when Defence Cuts were rife.  (deja vu?) Sea Harrier already proved it was capable at keeping the Argentinian airforce on the ground................................

Interesting read. 

That mirrors exactly what id always thought had happened tgere with the raf bombing attempts.

I think the RAF should release all fixed wing aircraft to the navy and rotary aircraft to the army air corp, then build up our carrier fleet with the millions of money that's saved.