Falklands' Most Daring Raid

00:00:03 This is the untold story

00:02:00 'flagship of this extraordinary fleet, slipped her moorings...'

00:03:53 Beetham's plan was breathtakingly bold.

00:06:17 It was vital they destroyed the runway

00:08:09 that's the reason the Vulcans stopped doing it

00:09:51 that I was going to get through my whole time in the RAF

00:11:49 I had no time to think, we were just reacting.

00:13:49 at Port Stanley, it made sober reading.

00:15:35 Mrs Thatcher still hoped that regular TV updates

00:17:23 Soon they would be off to war.

00:19:13 This remote volcanic outpost

00:21:21 It was going to take a staggering 11 Victor tankers to refuel

00:23:36 Well, as you know, the reason we're here

00:25:27 There was almost a silence.

00:27:50 And I thought "No, no. It's happened once before

00:29:40 over the eight-hour journey to the Falklands.

00:31:55 'Contact.'

00:33:55 'Bloody hell. How much have they given us?'

00:35:51 Nobody tried to say otherwise so we pressed on.

00:38:10 so they'd be fooled into thinking we were in a different position.

00:40:38 Unsure whether they are friend or foe

00:42:28 We had dinghies, we had little radios

00:44:40 until at least 24 hours later.

04:00:00 back on Ascension.