Return to Ascension by Simon Atack. REG193 Jurgen Oesten signature edition of

Jurgen Oesten signature edition of 20 prints from the limited edition of 50 artist proofs

In the air the Allied fighter pilots were beginning to dominate the skies

S/Sgt Raymond Baus

the group destroyed no fewer than 105 enemy aircraft in two blishtering airfield attacks

Return to Ascension by Simon Atack. REG193 Jurgen Oesten signature edition ofDHM2644. Return to Ascension by Simon Atack. On the 30th April 1982, flying from Wideawake airfield on Ascension island, Flt. Lt. Martin Withers and his crew, flying RAF Vulcan (XM607) launched the first Black Buck bombing operation of the Falklands War. There and back the non stop flight covered 7,500 miles, lasting 15 hours 45 minutes at the time, the longest combat flight in history. The Vulcan was refuelled by Victor tankers five times on the