Operation Black Buck
Summary

Operation Black Buck

Section Title: Summary
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Mission	Target	Date	Primary Vulcan	Reserve Vulcan	Notes

Black Buck 1	Port Stanley Airport runway	30 April–1 May	XM598 (Reeve)	XM607 (Withers)	Performed; primary aircraft cabin failed to pressurise shortly after takeoff, replaced by reserve

Black Buck 2	Port Stanley Airport runway	3–4 May	XM607 (Reeve)	XM598 (Montgomery)	Performed

Black Buck 3	Port Stanley Airport runway	13 May	XM607	XM612	Cancelled before takeoff due to weather conditions

Black Buck 4	Anti-aircraft radar	28 May	XM597 (McDougall)	XM598	Cancelled 5 hours into flight, due to a fault in the Victor fleet

Black Buck 5	Anti-aircraft radar	31 May	XM597 (McDougall)	XM598 (Montgomery)	Performed

Black Buck 6	Anti-aircraft radar	3 June	XM597 (McDougall)	XM598 (Montgomery)	Performed; primary aircraft forced to divert to Brazil due to a broken refuelling probe

Black Buck 7	Port Stanley Airport stores and aircraft	12 June	XM607 (Withers)	XM598 (Montgomery)	Performed

Sentence(s)

Vulcans XM607 and XM612 respectively, were the primary and reserve aircrafts.
Vulcans XM607 and XM612, respectively, were designated the primary and reserve aircraft.
Vulcans XM607 and XM612, respectively, were designated the primary and reserve aircraft.

final_sentence: Vulcans XM607 and XM612 respectively, were the primary and reserve aircrafts.
final_sentence: Vulcans XM607 and XM612, respectively, were designated the primary and reserve aircraft.
final_sentence: Vulcans XM607 and XM612, respectively, were designated the primary and reserve aircraft.