of the falklands war, and veterans who were based at raf waddington in lincolnshire have been remembering their role in the conflict. vulcan planes which were about to be retired were enlisted for a special mission atjust two weeks notice, for a long bombing mission. gemma dawson reports. stripped back and ready to be restored, but a0 years ago, this cold war aircraft was months from being scrapped when the falklands war brought a new challenge. archive: at 3 am, the vulcan bombers saw their target clearly defined below them on radar and released their loads. the airport buildings- were skeletons blown apart by the british bombardment. a vulcan from raf waddington completed the first raid, attacking the runway at port stanley to stop it being used by argentinejets. my crew did the first and the last bombing raids down on port stanley.