Paging the Vulcan bomber lovers

[Lozzo]

One of the most touching threads I have ever read.

Damn, I seem to have some of that dust in my eye.

http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?t=259414

[G]

Incredible :( what a story and amazing the outcome from the original post

[Wideboy]

superb aircraft IMO, along with the TSR-2

[Ratty]

Great story.

All the Vulcans were built at our factory and we are surrounded by pictures of them on the office walls. We still have XM603 on site but she's on her last legs and due to be cut up soon :( Retired folk have been working on her for years but couldn't keep up with the corrosion. Bit like owning a K3.

Ratty

[Lozzo]

When I was a mini-Lozzo I lived in Singapore, where my dad was stationed at RAF Changi with 19 Signals Regt. He took me into work one day to watch the Vulcans flying into one of the local airfields, can't remember which one. I'll never forget that day, watching the planes fly in overhead from the end of the runway sitting on the roof of a Landie, and being shown around one as well - it was enormous, with the smell of hot oil and a kind of melting plastic. Someone ushered me to the front of the plane and I sat in one of the pilot's seats. It really left an impression on me.

[Lozzo]

Great story.

All the Vulcans were built at our factory and we are surrounded by pictures of them on the office walls. We still have XM603 on site

It was XM604 that crashed at Cottesmore, which is where my ex's new bloke is.

[instigator]

I'm sure my Grandad had 'something' to do with the development of the Vulcan, perhaps a test flight engineer after serving in WW2 in the dambusters. I'm getting the feeling that in some raf base there is a statue of a vulcan with his name by it but I can't tell where I've seen it or if it was a lancaster instead. Considering he flew the lancasters in WW2 it would make more sense that it be one of them but my dad always had a vulcan model on his desk which makes me think otherwise. Google doesn't come up with much. :rolleyes:

[rob13]

What a great thread and shows the beauty of the web to bring people together to organise something fitting as that.

I was always fascinated by the Vulcan as a kid after being taken to see a decommisioned one at the Air museum in Washington. Remember walking around the flight deck amazed at the amount of buttons. Should have stuck to trying to gain a place as a pilot with the RAF. Had opportunity to go to Cranwell for flying scholarship at 15 but failed at interview. Aptitude was right up there. Probably ONLY thing I regret in my life so far.

[northwind]

What a brilliant story... I used to go to the Leuchars airshow every year and the highlight for me was always the Vulcan flyby, that's the sort of thing you'll never forget, so loud you couldn't hear it, you felt it in every bone... Incredible thing, I was always half waiting for physics to catch up with it. "Don't be stupid, you can't fly!"

[Lissa]

A very moving thread.

I remember watching Vulcans fly as a wee nipper and thinking they were the most beautiful thing in the sky. We go to the Airfield Cafe at Wellesbourne fairly often and it's lovely to see the Vulcan there when we go past.

[STRAMASHER]

Remember seeing one flying at Prestwick. Feckin loud (Loudest I remember though was two F101 Starfighters). Still have some blurry black dot(triangle;)) pics somewhere of the Vulcan. I take it the runways up here were to small for take-offs?

Leuchars Airshow should be back on this year. Last year they were resurfacing or extending the runway or summit. Went two years ago after a long absence. Amazing skills. Amazing noise. Amazing day out. Saw a Chinook do incredible things. Budda-budda-budda:cool:

Take the bike,beat the traffic (and your earplugs will come in handy.)

:)

[northwind]

Ooh, might have to get along for that. They always used to have some wonderful toys there...

[Reckless Rat]

I remember the Vulcan coming to the Shoreham air show - very loud and very low. Much lower than they allow today. My mate and I were on AP50s, he was so busy watching the Vulcan he rode into the back of a VW Beetle!
I almost fell off avoiding his back wheel as it dropped back on to the road :rolleyes:

RR

[Mr Toad]

The Vulcan is due at Yeovilton for their air day, which just happens to coincide with the location and date of this years annual rideout.

Keep your eyes on the road everybody :smt045

[Lissa]

The Vulcan is due at Yeovilton for their air day, which just happens to coincide with the location and date of this years annual rideout.

Keep your eyes on the road everybody :smt045

Woohoo, a bonus for us pillions though:D

[Mr Toad]

Here she is

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=VECwLl06ik0


I haven't heard that howl for about 20 years :smt020

[timwilky]

I found that whole thread so emotional. A lady asks if anyone remembers her dad and out of that comes a 40th anniversary fly past, picture of the squadron including her dad. Photo of a memorial plaque, Meet the surviving pilot etc.

But to me the touching part was the post by the son of the co-pilot. He was in his pram when his mum went to visit her mum on the news of the crash, she only 10 days old etc.

Where without the marvel that is the web would two people so loosely and tightly connected get to contact each other 40 years later.

[timwilky]

why did this post twice?? I only pressed the go tit once

[chazzyb]

I remember being taken to RAF Finningly to watch Vulcans. I must have been 10 or 11; certainly no older. A wonderful memory. Somehow, Robin Hood Airport doesn't do it justice.