What was that doing there (if it was there).

Unless the photographer had a very long lens…the Vulcan looks fairly low.
Is it likely that the crew would have descended from their Butterworh-Hong Kong route and altitude to see the war first-hand?
A bit of sightseeing?

Green / Grey upper surface camouflage appeared in the late 60’s, when the low-level approach to the target was adopted, to avoid the SAM threat.

I guess Butterworth-based (or Tengah) makes sense. Looking at the map a transit through Hong Kong Kai Tak would take you right over Vietnam.. Thanks all.

Just wondering, when did Vulcans get the gray/green camo instead of white?

Mid/late 70s, but I don’t think that one is camo’d underneath

My father frequently transited through Saigon with RAF Argosies during 1965-66 en route to and from RAF Changi and RAAF Butterworth.

Unlikely to be related to Game Warden (which was a US Navy operation rather than an exercise). Most likely a coincidental overflight of a Butterworth-based aircraft?

Just wondering, when did Vulcans get the gray/green camo instead of white?

Seems odd (stupid really) that if the RAF were doing anything like secret combat ops, they’d do it from the main Saigon airport instead of a B-52 base away from preying eyes.
It better yet, why not do it from an established RAF base in the region (if it had the range or tanker support)?

I was aware of some covert transport operations on behalf of the Americans by HP Hastings in 62 – do you know which Vulcan detachment visited Saigon in 65? I presume this would be Tan Son Nhut – they would have looked incongruous alongside those Air America prop jobs.

RAF aircraft transitioned through Saigon during the Vietnam war.