Reflections on Operation Black Buck - Aviation Heritage Lincolnshire

In this 15 minute interview, Pilot Martin Withers and Navigator Plotter Andy Marson discuss their role in the first Black Buck Operation and their love of flight. Martin Withers was the pilot of the first Black Buck operation launched from RAF Waddington. Andy Marson was involved in the planning stages and was part of the route planning for the operation. The film is one of several produced by Electric Egg for Aviation Heritage Lincolnshire and highlights Lincolnshire's role in Britain's Aviation Heritage.
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A film by Electric Egg - makers of the feature documentary "Into the Wind" out now on DVD: www.intothewind.co.uk

[@michaelsnow7252]

martin withers is a legend and im glad he was the one who flew the vulcan to the end

[@EdgyNumber1]

Martin's such a nice chap, you'd never have thought he'd have been one to fly a bombing sortie but he showed great courage and skill that night to complete his mission AND return home safely knowing that they could have been in trouble on the way back to base.

[@ToonandBBfan]

I swear to god, only we Brits we could have pulled this mission off!!!
Such a long distance to fly with no proper map and an antiqued bombing computer and yet they still managed to hit the runway.
Respect to the Vulcan men AND the Victor crews who made the whole operation possible.

[@angeltransportpjects]

XM594 at Newark Air Museum makes a great setting for this video. It is also open to the public: I visit this Vulcan and have sat where these Gentlemen are sat quite a number of times. Great video :o)

[@RobosChannel]

Excellent behind the scenes video, many thanks to Martin and Andy for giving their time to the project, to Newark Air Museum and to Aviation Heritage Lincolnshire for producing the video.

[@LisyHarding]

This really is a beautifully made bit of film. Just fabulous! :)

[@Twosharppencils]

Lovely, moving and really well filmed little piece. Glad I watched it. Long live 558 and long may Martin continue to display her.

[@rsbjim]

Gentlemen, I salute you now, like I would have saluted you at the time, when we were all serving members of the Royal Air Force, it is impossible to know how many lives from both sides were saved by your actions, in a similar way we will never know how many lives were saved after the Dam Buster raids. Whatever the pros and cons of whether it was right or wrong, I sincerely believe it was necessary, and I pray to God actions like this will never be necessary again.

[@TippidTaylor]

Great little insight into the operation of the Vulcan and the crew who operated her.

[@neilthomson9928]

excellent video, saw xh558 on display at leuchars recently with Martin at the controls, what a sight it was

[@ynda20]

Amazing story... it would be good to have a longer interview.

[@sqnldralgernon3305]

This is a beautifully made video

[@fogst3r]

wonderful...wonderful....wonderful

[@12barmac]

Many thanks for uploading that.I really enjoyed the 'behind the scenes' stories...

[@resqspc]

Really great piece--thanks for the upload...

[@cockeyda]

Awesome film!!!...and both of the guys seem really genuinely quality people!
Might need them and the Vulcan again soon if the disputes keep going on between us and the Argies.
But in all seriousness great watch :)

[@kseries16v]

Thank You. Love it.
1/9 UDR.

[@kseries16v]

Thank You. Love it.

[@andrewhinds6560]

Amen to that.

[@AVMamfortas]

Good men.