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Black Buck 1: Vulcan Strike Opens Falklands Air Campaign
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1982

Black Buck 1: Vulcan Strike Opens Falklands Air Campaign

Black Buck 1: Vulcan XM607’s record-range 1982 strike on Port Stanley opened the RAF offensive phase of the Falklands air campaign.

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Black Buck 1: Vulcan XM607’s record-range 1982 strike on Port Stanley opened the RAF offensive phase of the Falklands air campaign.
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