Black Buck Buddies by Ivan Berryman. SIG534 Colonel on the Staff -

Colonel on the Staff - Principal Royal Artillery Officer

making his 78th victory

Scoring crucial runs off the bat

Success was vital

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Black Buck Buddies by Ivan Berryman. SIG534 Colonel on the Staff -DHM6355. Black Buck Buddies by Ivan Berryman. It is ironic that, just as the RAF were beginning to retire or re assign their ageing force of V bombers, the situation in the Falkland Islands called for a long distance bombing mission to disable the runway at Port Stanley which now threatened to become an operational fighter base for the Argentine Air Force. Flying a round trip of some 8,000 miles, it was necessary for Avro Vulcan XM607 to refuel