Midnight runs: The Vulcan bombers were prepared to fly just 300ft over Argentina to destroy runways using bombs with a 1,000lbs payload. Daily Mail
How The RAF Drew Op Plans To Attack Argentina Over The Falklands In 1982 -- The Telegraph
RAF bomber crews trained to attack mainland Argentina to flatten its airfields in retaliation for any attempt to retake the Falkland Islands, it can be disclosed for the first time.
Vulcan bombers, designed for nuclear raids on Russia, trained night and day in Scotland and Canada for a low level attack hundreds of miles deep into Argentine sovereign territory, a new book has shown.
The news is likely to further strain the poor relations between Britain and Argentina that have been at their lowest since in the Falklands War in the lead up to the 30th anniversary of the invasion.
The plans were drawn up by Air Commodore Simon Baldwin, who was the wing commander in charge of the last remaining Vulcan squadron in 1982.
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Update: RAF bomber crews 'trained to attack airfields deep inside Argentina in daring night-raids' to prevent new Falklands attack -- Daily Mail
My Comment: Thank God they did not need to go through with the mission.
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