<p>Built 1963 as a B.2 and served with 100sqn at RAF Wittering. Converted to a K.2 tanker in 1977 and then flew with 55sqn at RAF Marham. She is a Falklands veteran, being involved in not only the first ‘Black Buck’ Vulcan mission on 30th April 1982, but also the first Nimrod reconnaissance mission on 15th May and the first Hercules air-drop mission on 17th May. She was also used in Black Buck 5 and Black Buck 6 missions, finally returning to the UK on 3rd June 1982.
In early 1991 she was in action again, flying 42 sorties supporting missions during the ‘Desert Storm’ campaign, now known as the first Gulf War.
Her last flight was in October 1993, when 55sqn disbanded. The nose section was saved and went on display in 1997 at the Bomber Command Hall, RAF Museum, Hendon, London, UK.
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28th May 2016
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/people/65001151@N03">Alan Wilson</a> from Stilton, Peterborough, Cambs, UK
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