Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/11/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Talking of enormous aircraft, the show I visited so long ago at Yeadon also had a flypast and a ground exhibit of the Blackburn Beverley Transporter from Transport Command. Possibly as ugly as the Vulcan is elegant. http://www.abpic.co.uk/search.php?q=Blackburn%20Beverley%20C1&u=type Walking around the cargo bay was like being in a cathedral - of course I was much smaller at the time (probably around the age of 9 or 10). Though not quite as ugly as this: http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1047815/ One of these (a flying car/passenger ferry) rotted for years on the apron at Yeadon because nobody wanted it - the operator had gone bust and there were no takers. A reasonably successful rich persons? alternative to the channel ferry at the time Cheers Douglas Mark Pope wrote: > My favourite aeroplane. > I remember when I was in the Air Training Corps, we went to RAF > Waddington, where these aircraft were based. You can't appreciate the > size of these aircraft until you get close. The bomb bay is > absolutely massive. > > There is a book about the attack on the Falklands called 'Vulcan 607', > by Rowland White. It's a terrific read, describing the build up to > the mission and giving a fascinating insight into jus what was > involved in staging these raids. One of the biggest challenges was > having enough bombs to do the job! > The pilot who flew the Vulcan on this attack, is I believe the same > chap who now flies this one. His name is Martin Withers. > > Thanks for sharing the pictures Peter. > > All the best > > > Mark Pope, > Swindon, Wilts > UK > > Homepage http://www.monomagic.co.uk > Blog http://www.monomagic.co.uk/blog > Picture a week (2009) > http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php?gallery=paw/2009 > (2008) > http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php?gallery=paw/2008 > > > Peter Dzwig wrote: >> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >