RIAT - Fairford

[y2blade]

Got goose bumps watching the video of the Vulcan, reminds me of when one did a very low pass to the RN ship I was on. He was only feet off the water (no height restrictions at sea!!) and the noise as he powered up the 4 engines was music to my ears - followed by clouds of black unburnt fuel of course. Sadly years before video cameras were readily available.

There was a programme on the TV recently about the Vulcan bombing mission to the Falklands, fascinating stuff and no-one believed they could do it AND return safely without running out of fuel. I normally take the urine out of the RAF (it's a Navy thing) but hats off to that mission and several others I can't mention!!

I saw that too The refuelling pattern was amazing

[Cheradenine]

FYI the Vulcan is doing a round England tour tomorrow;
Doncaster - Birmingham - Bristol - Cardiff - Aylesbury

Apparently the times should be on the Vulcan website & their twitter account @XH558