On May 1st 1982, a single Vulcan flew over Port Stanley and bombed the airfield there, achieving a direct hit which rendered it unusable by fighter aircraft. The plane was retired by the RAF in 1984.

The project was under Avro, with Roy Chadwick being the primary designer, who unfortunately died before Vulcan's first flight. Avro continued working on his visions, and the Avro Vulcan bomber ...

Long-range bomber raid The Vulcan bomber raid on Stanley airport on May 1st was the most spectacular RAF exploit of the war with major impact on subsequent operations and morale on both sides, far ...