Avro Vulcan during Operation Black Buck aviation artwork by Michael Rondot

Operation Black Buck

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Operation Black Buck

Michael Rondot’s dramatic painting depicts Squadron Leader Bob Tuxford’s Victor K2 XL189 refuelling Vulcan XM607 en route to attack Stanley airfield during Operation Black Buck 1 in 1982.

Key details

  • Aircraft: Victor K2 XL189 and Vulcan XM607.
  • Artist: Michael Rondot.
  • Edition: 300 signed and numbered paper copies plus 20 signed and numbered canvas giclée prints.

Signatures – Signed and Numbered:

  • Signed by the Artist

Artist Proof and Remarques also signed by:

  • Air Chief Marshal Sir MICHAEL KNIGHT KCB AFC – Air Officer Commanding No.1 Group during Operation BLACK BUCK
  • Group Captain ALAN BOWMAN MBE – Officer Commanding No.57 Squadron 1981-1983
  • Wing Commander COLIN SEYMOUR – Officer Commanding No.55 Squadron 1980-1982
  • Wing Commander CHRIS MORFFEW
  • Squadron Leader BOB TUXFORD AFC
  • Squadron Leader BARRY NEAL
  • Flight Lieutenant STEVE BIGLANDS
  • Flight Lieutenant NEIL BROOKS
  • Squadron Leader MARTIN WITHERS DFC
  • Squadron Leader JOHN REEVE
  • Squadron Leader BARRY MASEFIELD
  • Flight Lieutenant BRIAN GARDNER
  • Flight Lieutenant JIM VINALES
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Description

Operation Black Buck – The Story Behind the Print

Michael Rondot’s Operation Black Buck captures Squadron Leader Bob Tuxford’s Victor K2 XL189 refuelling Vulcan XM607 en route to attack Stanley airfield during the Falklands War. The scene reflects the extraordinary scale of the first Black Buck mission on the night of 30 April–1 May 1982.

Flying from Ascension Island, the Vulcans faced a 15-hour round trip and depended on an intricate chain of Victor tanker sorties, including tanker-to-tanker refuelling. The operation demanded exceptional coordination from aircrew, engineers and ground support, with the Victor K2 at the heart of making the long-range Vulcan missions possible.

The artwork therefore tells two stories at once: the better-known Vulcan strike mission and the remarkable contribution of the Victor crews who enabled it.

The edition comprises 300 signed and numbered copies on heavyweight paper and 20 signed and numbered canvas giclée prints, with multi-signed artist’s proofs and remarque prints within the numbered edition. Signature details for the available editions are shown above.

Explore more artwork from Britain’s strategic bomber era in our V-Bombers collection.

Additional information

Dimensions 70 × 50 cm
Print Type

Signed and Numbered, Artists Proof, Remarque, Double Remarque, Canvas Print

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