[Sussex] OT - Vulcan to fly again....

[Stephen Williams]

On Mon, 2006-09-04 at 10:53 +0100, Steven Dobson wrote:
> Richie
> 
> On Mon, 2006-09-04 at 09:51 +0100, Richie Jarvis wrote:
> > Steve - confirmation that a nice millionaire popped up and saved the 
> > last vulcan capable of being returned to flying service :)
> 
> I guessed it was something like that.
> 
> The artical on The Register is a little off I think.  As I recall the
> Vulcan did not carry out it's roll as a nuclear bomb carrier because
> rockets came in shortly after.
> 
> Steve
> 

I find the enthusiasm for getting the Vulcan flying again hard to
understand. To my generation of R.A.F. pilots the Vulcan (the Aluminium
Hair Shirt) was the second least favoured pilot posting after the
Shackleton (Shacking Great Fu*klebomber or 20,000 Rivets Flying in Close
Formation). For a pilot it had nothing like the kudos of stovepipes or
even egg beaters.

However, even I will admit the Vulcan has presence - all that noise! An
American B52 pilot once remarked "Only the Brits could put that much
power in it an not make it supersonic!"

The Vulcan retained the ability to carry free-fall nuclear bombs
throughout it's service life.

Toodle Pip.

Flt. Lt. S.D.P. Williams R.A.F. (Retd.)

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