Attn Bobby4x4 & Stoke 0n Trent residents

[Trugga]

[Drift]

Ahhaaaaa that may explain the military helicopters I saw over Shrewsbury yesterday and...............the Vulcan bomber, I glimpsed it through the clouds (heard it first unmistakable) then it came around again a few minutes later and I confirmed it was Mr Vulcan again

[Wilberforce]

You're dead right there Ste .... there's no mistaking the Vulcan, she's sadly like nothing else on this planet. Long may she keep flying.
Things like the memorial flight and the Vulcan just go to show what British engineering can achieve sometimes. Hope you guys get to see the planes.

[4x4 bobby]

Sadley due to weather conditions we saw and heard nothing!!!!!!!!!

[Trugga]

Hmm, try again at 10 to 1 tomorrow.

Lawrence

[snapper]

Would that be this one Jim? Sadly not the best of vids, but you gets the idea.... (at 02:00 you really do need to turn the speakers to MAX to get the true effect of the four Rolls-Royce Olympus Engines as it's in the overhead and going for the clouds)

[Trugga]

Er, the Vulcan is not actually a member of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight - the aircraft that make up the BBMF are a combination of:

Spitfire
Hurricane
Lancaster
Chipmunk
Dakota

http://www.raf.mod.uk/bbmf/theaircraft/

Still, it's nice to see (and hear) the Vulcan.

Lawrence

[snapper]

They tried before XH558 was retired Lawrence, but a few things were against it at the time IIRC (and still are), Apart from the obvious in the name (BBMF) and the Vulcan was a bit too late for the Battle of Britain cost was also another issue.

Although the chippy didnt get to play in the Battle of Britain I believe the BBMF use it as their training aircraft as it's a tail dragger like the rest of the fleet unlike most current RAF types which the crews would be trained on which have tricycle type undercarriages.

[Trugga]

I'm only going by this information (it did not mention the Vulcan)

http://metutil.appspot.com/static/maps/ ... ionMap.htm

Lawrence

[4x4 bobby]

How did the vulcan bomber get in this conversation, it hadn't even been built near WW11. Its first flight wasn't until the 30th August 1952, XH533. WW11 was well over by then finishing by September 1945.

[snapper]

Jim mentioned it Bobby and I dug out an old vid I had from when it came out of C1 Hanger for a quick display.

[Wilberforce]

Drifty started it. Blame admin not me hehe

[gregster]

[horses45]

Greg he started the American civil war mate he's that old yoda comes to him for advice

[4x4 bobby]

Just to feckin tell ya Boadicea was a fit bird but hard as nails, It was murder when we went the inn for a pint !!!!!!!!!!!!

[horses45]

Stop whittle ring Yoda but we seen the Vulcan fly over Matlock about a couple months ago I think

[4x4 bobby]

Just go back to playing wiv ya trains !!!!!!!

[horses45]

I will tomorrow putting shelves up in the office

[gregster]

I would shelve that idea Rob...

[horses45]

you have not seen me put shelves up Gregster lol