Return to Ascension by Simon Atack. REG193 the RAF was interested in

the RAF was interested in purchasing additional fighter aircraft from American sources

Jurgen Oesten signature edition of 20 prints from the limited edition of 50 artist proofs

Operation AGRICOLA

In the air the Allied fighter pilots were beginning to dominate the skies

S/Sgt Raymond Baus

Return to Ascension by Simon Atack. REG193 the RAF was interested inDHM2644. Return to Ascension by Simon Atack. On the 30th April 1982, flying from Wideawake airfield on Ascension island, Flt. Lt. Martin Withers and his crew, flying RAF Vulcan (XM607) launched the first Black Buck bombing operation of the Falklands War. There and back the non stop flight covered 7,500 miles, lasting 15 hours 45 minutes at the time, the longest combat flight in history. The Vulcan was refuelled by Victor tankers five times on the