Whatever the political reasons for the raid; the courage of all the crews is without doubt. The last leg tanker had an issue when refuelling; snapping off the probe while refuelling during a storm; so had to then swap places with the tanker he had just taken fuel from and give it back, so they could take over last leg. The Vulcan was using more fuel than expected and the last leg refuel Victor had to halt the flow. Because it did not have enough fuel for the return. Luckily one of the earlier returning Victor's was turned around and sent out to meet them on the return leg.
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