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15The range capability of the Hercules was increased, initially, as here, bythe installation of auxiliary fuel tanks in the hold and, ultimately, by theprovision of an AAR capability.was also fitted to Nimrod, and in a way that the experts had previouslysaid was not feasible.The Hercules force was also given a refuelling capability in shortorder, courtesy of Marshalls, and the crews quickly learned the role. Theaircraft was also given a tanker capability using, in some cases, pumpingequipment and tanks from the museum at the AAR school. I will saynothing about the tactics of Hercules AAR operations %u2013 they werecharacter forming!RAF Harriers were given an air-to-air missile capability withSidewinders, supplied very quickly by our American allies.The AAR capability of our Vulcans was reinstated and competence inthat role quickly regained. The aircraft was also given an anti-radarmissile within a matter of weeks. I do not want to pre-empt Sir John%u2019sremarks about BLACK BUCK. But I must mention Mike Burton(%u2018Froggie%u2019 to his prep-school chums) who produced the initial navigation