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Vulcan Bomber Documentary
« on: Mar 14th, 2012, 7:19am » |
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There is a documentary on Sunday18th March on Channel 4 at 8pm detailing the work which went into preparing a Vulcan for the bombing raid on the Falklands. Must be similarities to getting some Scorps back on the road!. Details are Here 
Details of the work to keep the only one left flying are Here.
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Re: Vulcan Bomber Documentary
« Reply #1 on: Mar 14th, 2012, 8:35am » |
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Thanks for the heads up Mike!
one to record to watch again, in the future.
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Re: Vulcan Bomber Documentary
« Reply #2 on: Mar 14th, 2012, 9:35am » |
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A lot of the 'refurbishment' was done just 5miles up the road from me at Bruntingthorpe aerodrome, not sure if it's still there though.
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Re: Vulcan Bomber Documentary
« Reply #3 on: Mar 14th, 2012, 9:41am » |
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Rod, it is now at Robin Hood Airport at Nottingham see the second link in my post.
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Re: Vulcan Bomber Documentary
« Reply #4 on: Mar 14th, 2012, 11:27am » |
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I used to work on vulcan bombers during late 70s early 80s at RAF st athans cpl on b flight 1 sqn wonderful aircraft to work on happy days gone.
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Re: Vulcan Bomber Documentary
« Reply #5 on: Mar 14th, 2012, 4:37pm » |
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I was a Navigator on Phantoms at Leuchars, 111 Sqdn. My older Brother was a Vulcan Jockey out of Scampton. I think he did mainly maritime work that the old Victor Tankers used to do. My Brother was lucky-enough to fly all of the big 'V' bombers. I did a stint on Victors as a Nav', good old times. Inverness airport has a privately run museum of some really nice aircraft, this includes the front pressured part of a Valient B1, and a Nimrod. Both with all their equipment still intact! That Valient brought back memories, I couldn't believe what a squeeze it was to get up into the Pilots and Co's seats, I must have been a lot 'bendier' in my younger days!
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Re: Vulcan Bomber Documentary
« Reply #7 on: Mar 14th, 2012, 9:17pm » |
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Sadly it appears you are right. 
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Re: Vulcan Bomber Documentary
« Reply #8 on: Mar 15th, 2012, 9:30am » |
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on Mar 14th, 2012, 5:29pm, Scorp_Kev wrote:
hi there
that one sat there for years. it was amazing to thing to scramble about.
as said earlier, soooo small inside for such a large plane.
bit like concord in that respect (memories of a scorpio meet a few years back.  )
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Re: Vulcan Bomber Documentary
« Reply #9 on: Mar 15th, 2012, 11:19am » |
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I think that I must have worked on most of the aircraft that the RAF had in service. As RAF st athans was a H.M.Unit covering most types of front line a/c at the time. Late 70s and 80s
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Re: Vulcan Bomber Documentary
« Reply #11 on: Apr 5th, 2012, 8:16pm » |
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Watched this Tuesday night ~ EXCELLENT!
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Re: Vulcan Bomber Documentary
« Reply #12 on: Apr 5th, 2012, 8:32pm » |
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Mike. If you think that was good I suggest you read the book Vulcan 607 which is the full story. It's a paperback and I couldn't put it down!. 
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