Contact! : a Victor tanker captain's experiences in the RAF, before, during and after the Falklands conflict
Tuxford, Bob2016
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The book follows Bob Tuxford's twenty-year career within the RAF and describes highlights of active service across the world, including an accompanied exchange tour in the US Air Force and participation in the Falklands war. The title, a nod to the crucial response during air-to-air refuelling, underlines the important role that Bob carried out during his career as a captain of Victor K1s in 214 Squadron in the 1970s. This experience led to him playing a vital role in the first Black Buck mission during the Falklands campaign by being the last Victor tanker to refuel the Vulcan piloted by Martin Withers before bombing commenced on that fateful night in 1982. For this, he was awarded the Air Force Cross for gallantry. In the latter years of his career, Bob made the transition to test piloting and became a senior test pilot at the Aircraft and Armament Experimental Establishment, Boscombe Down.
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London : Grub Street, 2016.
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198 pages : illustrations
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9781910690222 (hbk)
Dewey class:
358.4'0092
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English
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BRN:
2317010
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