Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/11/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Peter, The last three are very good. Thanks for sharing. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Dzwig" <pdzwig at summaventures.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 4:58 PM Subject: [Leica] [IMG] AIRCRAFT - Last flying Vulcan XH558 > Some shots of the last flying Vulcan taken at Goodwood this year. Thought > some > of you might be interested :-) > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PeterDzwig/album83/Aircraft/29570025_Vulcanedited-1.tif.html> > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PeterDzwig/album83/Aircraft/29570026_Vulcanedited-1.tif.html> > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PeterDzwig/album83/Aircraft/29570027_Vulcanedited-1.tif.html> > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PeterDzwig/album83/Aircraft/29570020_editedVulcan.tif.html> > > The Avro Vulcan was one of the mainstays of the British V-Bomber nuclear > strike > force in the 1960s. They were operational with the RAF from 1953 to 1984. > The > trio of Avro Vulcan, Handley Page Victor and Vickers Valiant were designed > to > carry nuclear bombs far into the heart of the old Soviet Union. > > The Vulcan last saw action carrying conventional weapons in the Falklands > War > when a force of them flew non-stop from Ascension to the Falklands (and > back!) > refuelling from Victor tankers with which they rendez-vous'd over the > South > Atlantic. The mission was to deny the Argentinians the use of the > Falklands > airstrip at Stamley. > > The Vulcan was also used as a flying testbed for the RR Olympus engines > that > were used to power Concorde. > > see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Vulcan#Flying > > Your comments and constructive criticisms are as always welcome, > > Thanks for taking the time to look. > > Peter Dzwig > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >