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Dick Russell | Sqn Ldr Dick Russell AFC Victor pilot 1962 - 1991. AAR pilot on Martin Withers Vulcan XM607, Black Buck One. |
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Black Buck One by Keith Woodcock. The longest ever bombing mission, 30th April - 1st May 1982. Vulcan B2 XM607 of 44 sqn prepares to refuel from Victor K2 XH672 of 57 sqn on its return from bombing Port Stanley Airport on the Falkland |
Lightning QRA Intercept by Michael Rondot. No.5 Sqn and No.11 Sqn Lightnings intercept a Tu-95 Bear, supported by an essential Victor tanker. QRA, day and night, 24hrs a day, 7 days a week 52 weeks a year, 365 days a year - never a day off, always ready! Over and over again for so many years, the air defences of Britain were regularly tested by Russian Tu-95 Bears as they probed NATO airspace high above the North Sea. |
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