Which PLANE became famous during the FALKLANDS WAR?? #shorts

Question: Which RAF bomber plane became famous during the Falkland War in 1982? 
After the war had broken out over the Falklands in 1982, the Argentinians took over the small airport Port Stanley and converted that into a military base for their fighter jets to bomb the British destroyers and army on the ground. The Brits then set out on a mission to destroy that runway to harm the Argentinian air superiority. The only plane they had was an old Avro Vulcan from cold war times. They had to install an air-to-air refuelling hose in order to fly all the way from Ascension island down to the Falklands to bomb the runway. 
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[ukar]

The remarkable thing about the mission was the amount of aircraft needed to refuel the Vulcan and also refuel the refuelers. Only one bomb hit the runway but it was enough to put it out of action.

I have a couple of Vulcan parts in my collection.

[lucmatter]

In 1982 the Cold War was in full swing!

[TheOtherSteel]

1982 was during the Cold War, so every plane at the time was, "From Cold War times."

The Vulcan bombers were sent under Operation Black Black Buck 1 through 7. Some of those missions attacked the Port Stanley airport.

[ashadedblobfish]

"From cold war times"
Falklands war: 1982
End of cold war: 1991

[caffeinatedbuffalosauce]

A Cold War era bomber flying in the Cold War, truly amazing

[paulm]

IIRC, this was the longest bombing mission in history. At least to that time. The Brits were determined to kick the Argentinians out of the Falklands, and they did just that.

[ArthurScarparo]

One of those end up in Brazil, and the Pope visit to Brazil made it be delivered back to UK. Great Story.

[Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

The Avro Vulcan was an ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL {and UNIQUE} AIRPLANE.

[SKBottom]

1982 was still well within the Cold War era.

[derin]

1982 was STILL very much Cold War days…..and the Vulcan was very much still a front line plane!

[uwekonnigsstaddt]

Actually, the Harrier (Royal Navy) “Stole the show” in the Falklands/Malvinas war. The Black Death (La Muerte Negra) was the name given to the Sea Harrier by the Argentinians. I think the Sea Harrier shot down 22 Argentinian aircrafts in air to air combat with the loss of 0 Harriers. The Vulcan had a minor role with almost insignificant results.

[ronhudson]

The Vulcans were still in service at the time of the raids. They had had air-refuelling probes but I believe they had been removed. They also required several pieces of electronic and bomb release equipment some of which had been sold to a scrap dealer and were bought back. The Vulcan’s were also modified to carry several HARM anti-radiation missiles to suppress Argentinian radar.

[juanvinci]

I clarify that I am Argentine, and sorry for my English, but before receiving any criticism, know that I belong to the brotherhood of those who love everything that flies. And I think that with war everyone loses. As extra data. The result was that due to luck, only one of the bombs managed to hit the center line of the runway and therefore the aerial activities continued for a while longer. But it was an admirable operation, great logistics and coordination. Very professional.

[truth]

The "old" bomber would have been aged between 17 and 26 years. Now in comparison, the F-16 is still flying and was introduced in 1978 making the older ones 44. The oldest F-22s are 25 years.

[_XPXI]

And the Vulcans were refuelled by another V-bomber converted as a tanker, the Victor

[JH-cknr]

It was an incredibly brave and expertly carried out operation and proved how fantastic the Vulcan was.

[moapqd]

Black Buck missions were the frist time in history that no target was out of range for a bomb raid, it required 13 Victor tankers sorties and 15 aerial refuellings to put a Vulcan over the target and 5 Victors and 3 aerial refuelings on the way back to Ascesion to complete 6, 600 nautical miles (12, 200 km) and 16 hours for the round trip.

[virtualDon]

I was on Ascension back in '82 and got to see it turn from a sleepy little outpost of BBC, Cable & Wireless, NASA/Bendix, SACC and other contractors into a hub of activity that tripled the population in a hurry. My dad was commander of Wideawake airfield, the US base that ran the runway and flightline - he thought he was getting a nice two year, cushy assignment. Then the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force showed up!. @Paul Osborne, you are spot on about the incredible number of planes it took to get one Vulcan all the way down there and back. It was a hell of an operation!

[joaovb]

On June 2, 1982, an avro Vulcan took off from the Ascension Island. The objective of the mission led by Squadron Leader Neil McDougall was to destroy Argentine radars in the archipelago invaded months before by troops from Buenos Aires. For this, the British took off with four anti-radar missiles AGM-45 Shrike, of North American origin, that were adapted to nuclear bombers.
But the bomber had problems with it's refueling sistem, and was unable to return to the Ascension Island.
And it was in this scenario that the Vulcan crew came into contact with Brazilian control. Using radio code Ascot 597, the military told control that they were in a British four-engine with an emergency on board and low on fuel. Brazilian air traffic control denied the Ascot entry into national airspace, but having no other alternative, McDougall continued to fly to Galeão airbase.
At the same time that the British crew was trying to save themselves, a pair of F-5E fighters were being prepared for a training mission at Santa Cruz Air Base, in the south of Rio de Janeiro. While they were manning the jets, captains Raul Dias and Marcos Coelho received the information: Rojão de Fogo. Within the Brazilian Air Force (FAB), these words mean a real invasion of Brazilian airspace. Mechanics armed the 20mm cannons in the nose of the fighters, while the pilots took off with the planes. Once they broke the sound barrier, the fighters generated a rumble over Rio, shattering windows and panes as they proceeded to intercept the British Vulcan. It was escorted the avro Vulcan to the air base, where it got out of fuel while taxing, and had to be towed.

[Militaria_Collector]

A critical component for the air to air refueling system was being used as an ash tray also