The Longest Bombing Run of The Century, The Daring BlackBuck Raids - The Falklands War. #Shorts

The blackbuck raids were launched to pave the way for the British landing forces that would make up the British attempt to retake the isles. Seven raids were launched each with two British Vulcan bombers and eleven Victor tankers. The raids targeted the airfield as well as radar and surface defense positions on the isles using bombs or new American supplied Shrike Anti-radiation (radar seeking) missiles.

The raids would go down as the longest bombing missions of the 20th century, however, they are also generally considered to have been ineffective, causing only light and quickly repaired damage to the airfield and radar sites.

The raids were criticized as being an excuse for the airforce to justify its existence and avoid budget cuts in what was shaping up to be mostly an army and naval operation. The raids did have a demoralizing effect on the Argentinians and caused them to shift some of their air assets in order to ensure future raids couldn't target cities on the mainland.

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