Doolittle spotted a hole in the clouds
75 inches x 10
Depicting members of the 9th Regiment of Hussars 1806
(Damage can be seen on the hull and behind the Conning tower )
and it is surprising that he was not awarded a Victoria Cross as 11 were awarded for the defence
Vulcan B.2, 50 Sqn, Waddington by Ivan Berryman. BAT224 Doolittle spotted a hole inDHM1338. Vulcan B. 2, 50 Sqn, Waddington by Ivan Berryman. The Vulcan B2 of 50 Squadron heads to Ascension Island from its base at Waddington, where it had been completely overhauled, including the fitting of a refuelling probe, which had to be found from various stores at Catterick, Goosebay in Labrador, Canada, and Wright Patterson Airfield in Ohio, USA. The Vulcan would take part in the seven planned bombing missions during the Falklands campaign