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2015-06-14 Britain

Vulcan Bomber to make farewell appearance at Cosford air show

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Posted by Bright Pebbles 2015-06-14 10:43|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 it could be started in 27 seconds and airborne within two minutes
My truck won't even do that!

Posted by Skidmark 2015-06-14 16:41|| 2015-06-14 16:41|| Front Page Top

#2 Well, not airborne, but ready to roll...

Posted by Skidmark 2015-06-14 16:41|| 2015-06-14 16:41|| Front Page Top

#3 Saw it at Offutt many years ago. It was amazing.

Posted by Blossom Unains5562 2015-06-14 17:22|| 2015-06-14 17:22|| Front Page Top

#4 For some reason I imagined Spook with suicide belt.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2015-06-14 17:51|| 2015-06-14 17:51|| Front Page Top

#5 Even made appearance in a James Bond movie - 'Thunderball' I believe.

Posted by borgboy 2015-06-14 19:23|| 2015-06-14 19:23|| Front Page Top

#6 Yep, Thunderball. Hell of an artistic looking aircraft, like the pulp-sci-fi type things.

Posted by OldSpook 2015-06-14 21:46|| 2015-06-14 21:46|| Front Page Top

#7 The Brits had better be sure of their budget cuts/decisions ... ...

* BIGNEWSNETWORK > [Daily Mail.UK] UK MILITARY BOSSES [Civie Heads + Service Chiefs] COMPARE "FEEBLE" BRITAIN'S INACTION IN IRAQ + SYRIA TO APPEASEMENT OF ADOLF HITLER IN THE 1930'S [Munich etc.] - AND WARN THE GOVT. NOT TO CUT THEIR BUDGETS ANY FURTHER.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2015-06-14 22:31|| 2015-06-14 22:31|| Front Page Top

#8 They could carry a fair sized crew beyond normal stations but the ones I saw may have been unpressurized. I almost got a ride out in one, but didn't have hypo qual. Long story, but got stuck on Wake when my CL-44 ride crash landed on landing on Wake (a mostly landing crash). They took pity but the hypo qual lack was a no go. Great people. Gave me great insight into Raf types. Uniforms made from used horse blankets as I recall tho. Saw maybe 12 (or more?) Vulcans land and pick up the other survivors. Beautiful sight. I had to hitch hike off Wake. Which took a while.

Posted by Whiskey Mike 2015-06-14 23:07|| 2015-06-14 23:07|| Front Page Top

#9 Not much on Wake then. Don't know about now. Very small. Wrecks visible in the (what I suppose was a) lagoon. Many.

Posted by Whiskey Mike 2015-06-14 23:10|| 2015-06-14 23:10|| Front Page Top

#10 Found it. They could carry an additional three people. About right.

Posted by Whiskey Mike 2015-06-14 23:21|| 2015-06-14 23:21|| Front Page Top

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