VULCAN 607

Multi-signed Limited Edition 35/300

Featuring the signatures and biographies of 4 of the key participants in Operation BLACK BUCK

MRAF Sir Michael Beetham ~ Chief of the Air Staff
Air Cdre Simon Baldwin ~ CO 44 Squadron
Squadron Leader Martin Withers ~ Black Buck Vulcan 607 Pilot
Squadron Leader Bob Tuxford ~ Black Buck Victor Pilot
+ Author Roland White on the title page

Bantam Press. 30th Anniversary revised edition 2012.  447 pages and very well illustrated with photos, some in colour, and cutaways. 

Mint condition hardback book bound in a two tone camouflaged cloth design, embossed with the Vulcan’s distinctive silhouette and including a new picture section. It also has vivid red endpapers and matching marker ribbon and it comes with a camouflage patterned slipcase. As new.

The dramatic account of the Vulcan bomber raid on Stanley airfield that opened the Falklands War. When war broke out, the venerable Vulcan was already facing retirement. The aircraft had to be completely overhauled, and the story of how a seemingly endless list of problems and unexpected difficulties was overcome is a story of true British ingenuity.

Before dawn on May 1st, 1982, a lone RAF Vulcan B2 bomber made its way towards the runway at Port Stanley airport. It was aiming to strike the first blow of Britain’s campaign to retake the Falklands. The flight was the culmination of a huge military effort and was the longest-range attack in aviation history. It was also the last time that the RAF flew heavy bombers into combat, before the old techniques and equipment were replaced with the digital, fly-by-wire, precision-guided weaponry of modern warfare.

The mission came perilously close to disaster. Two Vulcan bombers took off in the late evening of April 30th to begin a twelve-hour round trip to the Falklands. Within minutes of take-off, the lead Vulcan was forced to turn back because of mechanical difficulties, leaving Vulcan 607 and her crew alone to undertake the mission. ‘Vulcan 607′ is the dramatic retelling of this singular mission. Using extensive interviews with the combatants, residents of Stanley, and military command, Rowland White has reconstructed the flight and its preparation in gripping detail.

‘Vulcan 607 is one helluva great flying story. Rowland White’s gripping narrative reads like a suspense thriller, yet every word is true. The RAF’s around-the-world strike at Stanley airport in 1982 with worn-out, obsolete airplanes flown with dauntless courage, grim determination, unmatched professionalism and superb skill was a dazzling feat of arms that set the stage for British victory in the Falklands.’    Stephen Coonts

An epic book to emerge the Falklands War. 

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