Vulcan

[eddiesolo]

I have seen this in the flesh, close up and flying and she is a magnificent machine. It is such a shame that the Government does not set aside a few million (to support the donation/private money) to keep this and other iconic aircraft, tanks, ships and submarines running and looking there best. They maybe instruments of war but in retirement they also serve as memorials to those who helped keep the peace or died trying. I suppose it is easier have a lump of granite or bronze than a complicated machine.

Wonderful piccies Richard, thank you for sharing.

Si

[ojays]

Great pictures, brings back fond memories of seeing the Vulcan fly up the Humber estuary in the very early 1980's, on a practice bombing run. It flew in from the north sea at low level and as it entered the estuary it pulled upinto the sky with a great roar of it's engines, which i beleive was a manouvre they used to practice "skip" bombing. in effect lobbing the bomb onto the target, which i had read about before but never seen untill that moment.We were pretty lucky in the Humberside area as there used to be the bombing range at Cowden and many a lunch time i used to sit and watch the A10's diving down onto the bombing range , canon blazing away. such memories!

I spent many a happy hour in the northern tower at Cowden Bombing Range in the 60's & 70's watching the comings and goings, Vulcans would often use the targets there but we couldn't see them as they were so high.

We would only see the puff of the flash charge as the bomb hit the ground, or the splash if using the float targets out to sea.

Unfortunately all the photo's I had of those times disappeared (along with many other things) when my ex wife and I parted.

Not wishing to hijack an excellent thread, but thought Chris may like these taken at Cowden in the 80's

Not very clear but I was on my way to Hornsea at the time, and only had chance for a few quick clicks of the camera without pre-setting. (pre digital days)

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[Guest]

I saw this actual plane a couple of years again at bruntingthorpe.

the thing that grabbed me was at the end of the day it took off to go back to Doncaster and the little space it took to get into the air hardly any role down the runway at all.

Bunker did you know that the same guy you were on about also design an smaller 2 engine version of the Lancaster called a Avro Manchester?

[eddiesolo]

Bunker did you know that the same guy you were on about also design an smaller 2 engine version of the Lancaster called a Avro Manchester?

The forerunner to the Lanc I believe, underpowered IRC.

Si

[Guest]

I saw this actual plane a couple of years again at bruntingthorpe.the thing that grabbed me was at the end of the day it took off to go back to Doncaster and the little space it took to get into the air hardly any role down the runway at all.

Bunker did you know that the same guy you were on about also design an smaller 2 engine version of the Lancaster called a Avro Manchester?

if you read up about Roy Chadwick you will find he designed a huge number of aircraft. An amazing engineer and an unbeleivable contribution to our aviation history.