On the edge of war: A V-Force pilot during the Cuban Missile Crisis (458)

Tony Dobbie — former RAF V-Force pilot — recounts training on Meteors and Vampires, transitioning to the Victor bomber, and the reality of sitting on nuclear alert during the Cuban Missile Crisis. The first-person detail on what it actually meant to be at readiness for a one-way nuclear mission is gripping and specific. At nearly 80 minutes, Dobbie has time to cover both the technical side of V-Force operations and the psychological weight of the deterrent mission.