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From the lens Avro Vulcan V Bomber.

Share your memories of the Vulcan. Have something you'd like to see added to the page? Let me know here!

  • Peter Knott RAF 1959 to 1983 Aug 17, 2011 @ 10:21 am | delete
    My first tour was 230 OCU RAF Waddington at the age of 17 years old as LAC Propulsion Engineer. Later I moved to 50 Sqdn there. After many other tours I returned as a Chief Tech to MEAS at RAF Waddington in 1979 - 1983 running the Engine Bay, Components Bay and COMART. So I have many pleasant memories of The Vulcan. It was sad to see JCBs breaking up the Vulcans at F dispersal after their last flights - it gave me that pit in the stomach feeling each time. I was ordered to put training number plates on Vulcan 607 (RAF Waddington's Gate Guard) engines so they could never be run again - for safety reasons - so I have the original engines' polished stainless-steel number plates on a plaque as a momento to the Falklands bombing trips. 9 years I spent in total on this superb aircraft although working outside during winter at RAF Waddington was a major test of courage !!
  • jon4594 Jul 29, 2011 @ 6:38 pm | delete
    i love the vulcan, one of me favourte planes :D
  • glockr Sep 20, 2010 @ 12:31 pm | delete
    Excellent, well done lens. I love cold war era military planes. I used to do sheetmetal work on B1's.
  • Oosquid Aug 16, 2008 @ 12:24 pm | delete
    What amazing planes those V bombers were. I was surprised to read that they were still in action during the Falklands conflict, I didn't know that.

    A wonderful lens, 5 stars.

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