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By: - 1st March 2009 at 12:02 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
XM594 - Newark Air Museum
Poor scan, from a scratched negative on a cold and snowy day in February 1983!
XM594 lands at Winthorpe.
By: - 1st March 2009 at 12:38 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Vulcans
Two From me
By: - 1st March 2009 at 12:43 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
vulcan heres the other one
dunno what happened above
By: - 1st March 2009 at 12:55 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Slightly off focus but the age may be of interest, one of my uncle's slides.
Farnborough 1953.
Mar
By: - 1st March 2009 at 13:18 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
XL386 Manston 1991
By: - 1st March 2009 at 14:22 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Something a little different:
exmpa
By: - 1st March 2009 at 18:27 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
How about the little known tail dragger version? Didn't catch on as the crew ladder was too long
By: - 1st March 2009 at 20:32 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Three Vulcans at Ohokea New Zealand in late 1959. The PACAF USAF 'Square Deal' deployment took place at the same time, hence the presence of the F-100D.
By: - 1st March 2009 at 22:13 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Found amongst some slides an old friend gave me years ago. Sorry it is over exposed. I have tried to clean it up.
XH558 somewhere abroad, the states I think, poss Canada
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By: - 1st March 2009 at 22:47 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
XH558 (again) at wet Bruntingthorpe May 08.
And again at hot Lowestoft August 08.
City of Norwich Museum October 08.
By: - 1st March 2009 at 23:46 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Well Well Never thought would see this again.
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QUOTE=scorpion63;1372795]How about the little known tail dragger version? Didn't catch on as the crew ladder was too long[/QUOTE]
This particular incident occurred at RAF Unit Goose Bay, Labrador some time over winter 1971-72. ( Unless More incidents happened )
This Aircraft was on a Goose Ranger to RAF Unit Goose Bay and was flying around the area for the usual weeks visit and Training flights. I was an Airframe Sgt. on one of the several Servicing teams we had assigned to each Visiting V Bomber and my team was actually carrying out an After Flight Servicing and re- Fuel on 361. For reasons I cannot now remember, we were operating from the USAF side for this one event, although I was away when this incident happened.
During a Turn Round and A/F the Engine Fitter ( A Cpl. or SNCO ) had to check the engine oil levels, as well as set-up and monitor the Aircraft re-Fuel and carry out his Inspections, but because engine oil would drain back to tanks fairly quickly, If another team member could not be called in to help, the Engine guy would drop the oil panels and monitor re-fuel all at same time, running up and down entrance ladder like a demented banshee, otherwise he would have to do engine ground runs to get oil levels up again to check.
Generally this system worked fine, but on this re-fuel, the sequence switched through to back tanks re-fuelling first( A Vulcan Habit ) and no one noticed. The team leader was a stand in Armament SNCO and on being asked to check, how re-fuel was going he stood on first rung of entrance ladder and was suddenly hoisted 20ft+ into the Air, he nearly died of fright.
All hell then broke loose, the Americans went ballistic and surrounded the Aircraft, as they thought it was some sort of terrorist attack. Guns were being flashed in everyones faces, but eventually, RAF Officers got the situation calmed down. I got to see the Aircraft some hours later, and I think it wasn't lowered to the ground till next day, de-fueling back tanks after fire section inflatable bags were positioned and deflated to let her down back to normal pose. We then got her towed over to Our Hanger on the Canadian D.O.T. side and checked her over, all we found was crumple damage to the underside of rear Avionics blister / Rear Fus. where she had touched ground.
Specialists were flown out from ( Waddo ? ) an inquiry was launched and completed and after a week or so, the back end was patched enough to get her back to UK. After we had done U/C retraction tests -on jacks too.( One trip only in the RED Line Section of F.700 ).
This is the first time since then I've ever seen a picture of this incident and learnt the identity of the Vulcan too, so thanks for putting this pic. up Scorp.
Bill T.
By: - 2nd March 2009 at 00:01 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Goose Bay, Labrador. Canada.
QUOTE=wingcomandrflap;1372973]Found amongst some slides an old friend gave me years ago. Sorry it is over exposed. I have tried to clean it up.
XH558 somewhere abroad, the states I think, poss Canada
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Hi Winco-Flap,
It's at RAF Unit Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada and was taken pre-Spring Summer 1972, because here 558 is on the Old Canadian DOT Ramp, wheras, the USAF moved their KC-97 Tankers out of Goose and the RAF Unit moved in during 72. ( The old WW2 side was much better, more atmosphere, but limited facilities. ) The Re-Fuel tankers were the one used by Canadians and Civil side at that time, ( where we were )
I spent time at Goose, see other post. :D--LOL.
Bill T.
By: - 2nd March 2009 at 09:03 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Hi bill T
Thanks for the info. I have always wondered where it was exactly. I'm sure my old friend, who I have lost contact with years ago, was indeed at Goose early 70's .
Thanks again.
Chris W
By: - 2nd March 2009 at 11:34 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
617 Sq B1's XH498,499,502
By: - 2nd March 2009 at 17:41 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Scan from print - XH558 plus Reds at Vulcan farewell show, Cranfield 93.
I have various other pics of Vulcans secreted away, must try and find.
By: - 2nd March 2009 at 21:05 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
exmpa--
Those are very interesting shots of the Vulcan with the brace of CT-114s, not least because the Tutors appear to be two of the original Snowbirds machines (the former Golden Centennaire aircraft, repainted white with standard CF markings after their stint in blue and gold...the other CT-114s were natural metal). I'm guessing these are circa 1971, the year the Snowbirds were founded around the ex-Centennaire Tutors by Col. Philp, and that perhaps the three aircraft are rehearsing a demonstration for that year's CNE airshow, or maybe Abbotsford?
In any case, thanks for posting them; that's a combination I haven't seen before.
S.
By: - 2nd March 2009 at 21:57 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
I'm guessing these are circa 1971, the year the Snowbirds were founded around the ex-Centennaire Tutors by Col. Philp, and that perhaps the three aircraft are rehearsing a demonstration for that year's CNE airshow, or maybe Abbotsford?
Year is correct, location was Abbotsford. But rehearsing? There was no "rehearsal" it was all thought up and done on the day and we only did it on day 1 of the show.
For the record, the Tutor in the No2 slot was 24181 and the Vulcan XM649
exmpa :)
By: - 5th March 2009 at 13:52 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Here's a Vulcan B.1 at Farnborough sometime in the 50s. I'm afraid I haven't got the year or serial details on me at the moment.
By: - 6th March 2009 at 09:27 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
XH563 at the Douglas plant Santa Monica for Skybolt electrical compatability trials
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By: aeropark - 1st March 2009 at 11:46
Let's not forget the Vulcan,
One here to start us off, XM575 at East Midlands Aeropark.