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Re: Vulcan XH558
« Reply #15 on: 23 May 2013, 19:23:41 »

Remember so many years ago now,as a boy going to the airshows at R.A.F.Finningly[now Robin Hood airport]just outside Doncaster.The show was always opened by 4 Vulcans doing a "scramble".The noise!The vibration of sound!What an awesome thing to experience.

    My father was born in Cottesmore village, use to go and visit relatives in the village, end of the fifties.  Was in his cousins house when they scrambled for real for RAF Cottesmore, they shook the whole village. A crew and a ground crew stayed with the aircraft at all times for a quick scramble.
    It was a full throttle Scramble, it was noisy, shook everything off the mantelpiece in the cottage. :y
    WW2 Fighter Ace Johnny Johnson was the CO at the time.

   
       
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« Reply #16 on: 23 May 2013, 19:41:47 »

Remember so many years ago now,as a boy going to the airshows at R.A.F.Finningly[now Robin Hood airport]just outside Doncaster.The show was always opened by 4 Vulcans doing a "scramble".The noise!The vibration of sound!What an awesome thing to experience.

    My father was born in Cottesmore village, use to go and visit relatives in the village, end of the fifties.  Was in his cousins house when they scrambled for real for RAF Cottesmore, they shook the whole village. A crew and a ground crew stayed with the aircraft at all times for a quick scramble.
    It was a full throttle Scramble, it was noisy, shook everything off the mantelpiece in the cottage. :y
    WW2 Fighter Ace Johnny Johnson was the CO at the time.

   

Awesome days, but very scary ones that I remember only too well. :y :y :y :y

Yes a full Vulcan scramble was a sight to behold, but thanks to my Royal Navy father I knew only too well what it could mean.  A knowledge that grew with age ;) ;)

I knew that if "for real" the Vulcan's would be taking off with already fully nuclear armed American B52's of SAC (Strategic Air Command), that had been kept in the air on a rota of 24/7/365, would already be on their way over Russia towards their allotted targets, after Presidential codes had been conformed.  The end would have been very near. :P :P
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Re: Vulcan XH558
« Reply #17 on: 24 May 2013, 10:40:10 »

The fast scrambles on the vulcans didn't do the engines a lot of good!
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« Reply #18 on: 24 May 2013, 14:20:14 »

when Britain ruled the sky :y
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« Reply #19 on: 24 May 2013, 16:24:15 »

when Britain ruled the sky :y

Indeed. We can't even be trusted to secure the engine cowlings before flight these days.  ::) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22650901
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Re: Vulcan XH558
« Reply #20 on: 24 May 2013, 18:15:48 »

The fast scrambles on the vulcans didn't do the engines a lot of good!
They also were banned on practice scrambles as they melted the end of the runway!
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« Reply #21 on: 25 May 2013, 11:29:48 »

Remember so many years ago now,as a boy going to the airshows at R.A.F.Finningly[now Robin Hood airport]just outside Doncaster.The show was always opened by 4 Vulcans doing a "scramble".The noise!The vibration of sound!What an awesome thing to experience.

    My father was born in Cottesmore village, use to go and visit relatives in the village, end of the fifties.  Was in his cousins house when they scrambled for real for RAF Cottesmore, they shook the whole village. A crew and a ground crew stayed with the aircraft at all times for a quick scramble.
    It was a full throttle Scramble, it was noisy, shook everything off the mantelpiece in the cottage. :y
    WW2 Fighter Ace Johnny Johnson was the CO at the time.

   

Awesome days, but very scary ones that I remember only too well. :y :y :y :y

Yes a full Vulcan scramble was a sight to behold, but thanks to my Royal Navy father I knew only too well what it could mean.  A knowledge that grew with age ;) ;)

I knew that if "for real" the Vulcan's would be taking off with already fully nuclear armed American B52's of SAC (Strategic Air Command), that had been kept in the air on a rota of 24/7/365, would already be on their way over Russia towards their allotted targets, after Presidential codes had been conformed.  The end would have been very near. :P :P

       Very very near  At the time of the Cuban crises in 1963 the finger must have been a Gnats left B*****k away from the firing button. RAF Melton Mowbray was a satellite of RAF North Luffenham and had three Thor ballistic missiles based there.   Could see them from my bedroom window, that was the only time I saw them in the launch position for days, got the impression they were fuelled and armed ready to go.   I remember sitting watching them, wondering how long  before the Russian Missiles hit, the area must have been  targeted.  Just didn't believe it would happen, I was 19 at the time.
 Looking at the reports of the crises years later, I didn't realise, at the time, how close we were, .

The missiles had gone and the airfield closed by 1965.


  Apparently the Russian people knew nothing about it until years later.                 
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« Reply #22 on: 25 May 2013, 13:32:29 »

Remember so many years ago now,as a boy going to the airshows at R.A.F.Finningly[now Robin Hood airport]just outside Doncaster.The show was always opened by 4 Vulcans doing a "scramble".The noise!The vibration of sound!What an awesome thing to experience.

    My father was born in Cottesmore village, use to go and visit relatives in the village, end of the fifties.  Was in his cousins house when they scrambled for real for RAF Cottesmore, they shook the whole village. A crew and a ground crew stayed with the aircraft at all times for a quick scramble.
    It was a full throttle Scramble, it was noisy, shook everything off the mantelpiece in the cottage. :y
    WW2 Fighter Ace Johnny Johnson was the CO at the time.

   

Awesome days, but very scary ones that I remember only too well. :y :y :y :y

Yes a full Vulcan scramble was a sight to behold, but thanks to my Royal Navy father I knew only too well what it could mean.  A knowledge that grew with age ;) ;)

I knew that if "for real" the Vulcan's would be taking off with already fully nuclear armed American B52's of SAC (Strategic Air Command), that had been kept in the air on a rota of 24/7/365, would already be on their way over Russia towards their allotted targets, after Presidential codes had been conformed.  The end would have been very near. :P :P

       Very very near  At the time of the Cuban crises in 1963 the finger must have been a Gnats left B*****k away from the firing button. RAF Melton Mowbray was a satellite of RAF North Luffenham and had three Thor ballistic missiles based there.   Could see them from my bedroom window, that was the only time I saw them in the launch position for days, got the impression they were fuelled and armed ready to go.   I remember sitting watching them, wondering how long  before the Russian Missiles hit, the area must have been  targeted.  Just didn't believe it would happen, I was 19 at the time.
 Looking at the reports of the crises years later, I didn't realise, at the time, how close we were, .

The missiles had gone and the airfield closed by 1965.


  Apparently the Russian people knew nothing about it until years later.               

Oh yes, it was the one time I saw my father, a Chief Yeoman of Signals in the Royal Navy, look really frightened as he knew what was taking place over just a few crucial hours.

We now know that this incident scarred the living daylights out of President Kennedy, and he was the instigator of the "hot line" between Washington and the Kremlin so he could ensure it never ran so close again.  Actually records show it did again in the 1970's, but was quickly defused and kept from the public. :) :)

So when I see a Vulcan, or any of the "V" bombers, I think of those times and shudder.
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Re: Vulcan XH558
« Reply #23 on: 25 May 2013, 21:07:02 »

Good news!

Vulcan XH558 has taken again to the sky for the first time this year, and all checks and tests are going very well, with it fully expected to attend air displays:

http://mxm.mxmfb.com/rsps/wlnk/c/1216/r/226624/e/491

Looking forward to seeing her yet again!  What a treat! :y :y :y :y

I have one 2.5 year old grandson who will thrilled to hear and see this massive jet in flight once more, being especially impressed with her roar!! 8) 8) :) :)




Should think he will poo himself.  ;D ;D ;D
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« Reply #24 on: 26 May 2013, 14:27:13 »

Good news!

Vulcan XH558 has taken again to the sky for the first time this year, and all checks and tests are going very well, with it fully expected to attend air displays:

http://mxm.mxmfb.com/rsps/wlnk/c/1216/r/226624/e/491

Looking forward to seeing her yet again!  What a treat! :y :y :y :y

I have one 2.5 year old grandson who will thrilled to hear and see this massive jet in flight once more, being especially impressed with her roar!! 8) 8) :) :)




Should think he will poo himself.  ;D ;D ;D


He doesn't amazingly.  He just stands there and becomes very excited when he sees the Vulcan, let alone any aeroplane, but when it turned away from Eastbourne sea front last year, and applied full throttle, he just loved it and did not stop making "roaring noises" for an hour or more afterwards.

However, one lad was not so happy.  My 8 year old severely autistic child did the opposite; he just cried as though in great pain and just wanted it to stop!  I, and his mother, felt so guilty and certainly made me cry to see him in such distress :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(

When we go to the display again, we aim to have him wearing a pair of ear defenders so it never distresses him again. :y :y 
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« Reply #25 on: 28 May 2013, 18:56:40 »

Another Good News newsletter is available on the latest with the Vulcan:

http://mxm.mxmfb.com/rsps/wlnk/c/1216/r/226624/e/493

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« Reply #26 on: 01 June 2013, 14:32:52 »

Latest news later on this great plane and continuing success in getting her ready for the shows in 2013 - Apart from that it shows more wonderful pictures of the Vulcan!

http://mxm.mxmfb.com/rsps/wlnk/c/1216/r/226624/e/494

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« Reply #27 on: 04 June 2013, 18:33:12 »

Another news letter.  But I post it purely for the great pictures for those getting bored with this thread!! :D :D :D :D ;) ;)

http://mxm.mxmfb.com/rsps/wlnk/c/1216/r/226624/e/495

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« Reply #28 on: 04 June 2013, 22:06:05 »

I'm absolutely sure she was over our house in Lincoln on Saturday or Sunday...  :y
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