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

[John Crowhurst]

On Mon, September 4, 2006 20:16, Stephen Williams wrote:
> 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.

In your generation, what was the most favoured pilot posting? Assuming you
can mention it? (Offical Secrets and all that)

The Shackleton can be seen here at the Gatwick Aviation Museum:
http://www.gatwick-aviation-museum.co.uk/shack/shack.html

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John