Re: Reliability?
Four were due, 5 take off, no problems with the 4 due to make the crossing so the spare turned back.
It was a similar plan which saw Martin Withers in Vulcan XM607 as reserve aircraft take over when XM598 developed a fault and had to return to base during Operation Black Buck 1. The original plan was for XM607 to return to base after the first refueling.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
