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Vulcan bomber flypast 4pm - Sky news!

  • 16-10-2011 2:13pm
    #1
    RobitTV
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,517 ✭✭✭


    A Vulcan bomber will flypast the new town called - Royal wootton basset

    It today got the name royal for british troop funeruals

    4pm sky news live


Comments

  • #2
    Lapin
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,184 ✭✭✭✭Lapin


    Nice one Sky News.

    They feckin missed it. :(

    EDIT :

    Oh hang on, she's coming back.


  • #3
    RobitTV
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,517 ✭✭✭RobitTV


    What a bunch of fools, lol

    hopefully it's going to turn around


  • #4
    scudzilla
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,959 ✭✭✭✭scudzilla


    There's a great book out there called Vulcan 607, all about the longest bombing raid in history (Falklands '82), is an excellent read.

    Had the pleasure of going into a Vulcan cockpit when i was in the Air Cadets and on camp at RAF Waddington, it's soooo small. My uncle was also a navigator on them for 10yrs so i got good reason to love the planes


  • #5
    muppet01
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 241 ✭✭muppet01


    Great book, shame they only got one on target though.......


  • #6
    IrishB.ie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 383 ✭✭IrishB.ie


    Posted earlier

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_36-cNzbUJ8


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  • #7
    scudzilla
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,959 ✭✭✭✭scudzilla


    muppet01 wrote: »
    Great book, shame they only got one on target though.......

    That's all that was needed, bang in the centre of the runway ;)


  • #8
    eimear10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 149 ✭✭eimear10


    thats a fine machine!


  • #9
    OS119
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,518 ✭✭✭OS119


    muppet01 wrote: »
    Great book, shame they only got one on target though.......

    that one bomb was the nail in the coffin for fast jets operating from the Falklands, it meant the C-130 couldn't take off with maximum weight, and it convinced the Argentines to move almost all of their Air Defence assets 1000 miles from the target area.

    as single bomb results go, its not bad....


  • #10
    Mickey_D
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 54 ✭✭Mickey_D


    Beautiful aircraft, Always look forward to one at an airshow.
    Also had the pleasure of flying with an ex-Vulcan pilot once,
    Very nice chap indeed.


  • #11
    Rubecula
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,551 ✭✭✭Rubecula


    I used to work on them. I love them, used to get the dirty cramped and awkward jobs as I was a kid at the time, but so many wonderful and fond memories. I read the book Vulcan 607 and thoroughly enjoyed it. It read like fiction but was all supposed to be fact.

    Aeroplanes like the Vulcan are missed so having one in flying condition is wonderful.

    It's great rival and companion the Victor was something special too.


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