OPERATION BLACK BUCK, Vulcan XM607, HP Victor K2 XL189

Operation BLACK BUCK The Falklands War 1982

Squadron Leader Bob Tuxford’s Victor K2 XL189 refuelling Vulcan XM607 en-route to attack Stanley airbase, East Falkland, with 21 x 1000lb bombs.

The night of 30 April-1 May 1982 - Operation BLACK BUCK 1 – The first mission, and the longest night for the air and ground crews involved.

On 29 April, at RAF Waddington, the crews of the first two Vulcans that had been readied for bombing operations in the South Atlantic with 1000lb bombs were making their final preparations for deployment to Ascension Island. Meanwhile, Victor K2 tanker aircraft were already flying extreme long-range  reconnaissance missions to the area around South Georgia Island in support of the assault led by 42 Commando on 25 April to recapture the island.

Michael Rondot's dramatic painting captures the power and beauty of the Handley Page Victor in action during Operation BLACK BUCK, the name given to the series of extreme long-range attacks on the airfield at Stanley, East Falkland. Vulcans from Ascension Island flew the 15-hour round trip, attacking the runway and airfield installations, and targeting radar sites with AGM-45 Shrike missiles. 

The Vulcan missions required multiple refuelling, using as many as 18 Victor K2 tanker aircraft sorties with the aircraft operating in concert, including tanker-to-tanker refuelling. The RAF had never before flown anything remotely resembling the scale of this complicated operation. It was a success because of the determination, courage, ingenuity and resourcefulness of the air and ground crews involved in the operation, but the real shining star was the Victor K2. Vulcan bombers wore the laurels after the Falklands War, but it fell to the Victor tankers and their aircrews, engineers and ground support to make any of it possible. 

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The edition is limited to 20 signed and numbered canvas giclée prints (30x17 ins) and 300 signed and numbered copies on heavyweight paper, with multi-signed artist's proofs and remarque prints within the numbered edition.

 For something really special and personal, a remarque pencil drawing of a Victor or Vulcan and any squadron badges can be added to your print.  Please email any special requests when ordering or call us on 01362 860890 to discuss your individual print order.

Signatures: The edition is Artist signed and numbered.  

The artist's proofs and remarque prints are additionally signed by

Prices.

Signed and numbered: £95.00  CLICK HERE  To download the Operation BLACK BUCK signed and numbered Certificate info.

Artist's Proof: £150.00  Signed by BLACK BUCK veterans.

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Remarque : £235.00  Remarque prints have a detailed original pencil drawing of a Victor or Vulcan with a squadron badge added to the print border, (scroll down to the bottom of the page to see example drawings) and are signed by BLACK BUCK veterans.

Double remarque: £300.00. Signed by BLACK BUCK veterans with two detailed drawings with squadron badges added to the print border: £300.00  

Canvas print: £300.00. The image size is 30x17 inches.
For overseas orders, unframed canvas prints are shipped worldwide rolled in a large heavy-duty tube ready for framing at your local frame shop.

Canvas prints are individually produced under the direct supervision of the artist to replicate the look and feel of the original oil painting.  Each of these carefully crafted giclées is signed and numbered and treated with UV protective varnish. The standard image size is 30x20 inches but can be larger on request.

Post & Shipping: Our prints are delivered in heavy-duty tubes ready for mounting and framing at your local frame shop. We guarantee safe delivery worldwide.

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