Operation Black Buck

1982 series of extremely long-range ground attack missions during the Falklands War
Event military_operation Q1968528
Operation Black Buck
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Operation Black Buck

Summary

Operation Black Buck is a military operation[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of military_operation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,233 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Operation Black Buck's image is recorded as Vulcan bomber 18 May 1982.JPG[3].
  • Operation Black Buck's instance of is recorded as military operation[4].
  • Operation Black Buck's instance of is recorded as airstrike[5].
  • Operation Black Buck's item operated is recorded as Avro Vulcan[6].
  • Operation Black Buck's locator map image is recorded as Blackbuck.operation.png[7].
  • Operation Black Buck's location is recorded as Falkland Islands[8].
  • Operation Black Buck's part of is recorded as Falklands War[9].
  • Operation Black Buck's Commons category is recorded as Operation Black Buck[10].
  • Operation Black Buck's point in time is recorded as +1982-00-00T00:00:00Z[11].
  • Operation Black Buck's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/025z41[12].
  • Operation Black Buck's participant is recorded as United Kingdom[13].
  • Operation Black Buck's participant is recorded as Argentina[14].
  • Operation Black Buck's described by source is recorded as The Operations Room[15].
  • Operation Black Buck's start point is recorded as Ascension Island[16].
  • Operation Black Buck's Lex ID is recorded as Operation_Black_Buck[17].

Why It Matters

Operation Black Buck ranks in the top 2% of military_operation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,233 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Operation Black Buck. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/operation-black-buck
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_operation-black-buck_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Operation Black Buck}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/operation-black-buck}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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