Lockheed Hercules & Handley Page Victor Falklands War Aviation Art Print by Artist Paul Couper GAvA
With the Argentine invasion of the Falkland Islands in 1982 it became apparent that the RAF fleet of Lockheed Hercules transport aircraft would need to be capable of refuelling in flight to take any part in the relief effort. Hastily upgraded, a problem arose in that the top speed of the Hercules and the minimum speed of the Victor tankers meant that the Hercules could not keep up. The solution was known as 'Tobogganing'. This involved refuelling in a slight dive allowing the Hercules to keep up even when full. The manoeuvre would begin at altitude and could end at altitudes as low as 2000ft and the practice was repeated many times during the war, Rex Hunt, governor of the Falklands returning to the islands by Hercules and refulling four times on the way.
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Three print sizes available:
14" × 11.25" (17" × 14.5" including borders) - 356 mm × 286 mm (432 mm × 368 mm including borders).
16" x 13" (19" x 16.25" including borders) - 406mm x 330mm (482mm x 412mm including borders)
