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Chat & Social => The Bar - General Chat => Topic started by: woody on October 14, 2005, 13:24:44

Title: Vulcan Bomber
Post by: woody on October 14, 2005, 13:24:44

latest from Blackpool Evening Gazette (13/10/05)

Title: Vulcan Bomber
Post by: jalopy joe on October 14, 2005, 13:51:23

How big is BTM`s garden :?:  :?:

Title: Vulcan Bomber
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on October 14, 2005, 15:26:29

Quote from: "jalopy joe"

How big is BTM`s garden :?:  :?:

Sadly not that big now :cry:

(the previous occupiers sold off the bottom 15feet)

Edit @ 20:25
Sorry :oops: , that should have said;
150feet

Title: Vulcan Bomber
Post by: J B on October 14, 2005, 20:25:05

i was lucky enough to see one fly at farnborough air show many years ago, it the same engines as used in concorde, and when it flew over it nearly burst my ears :lol:

Title: Vulcan Bomber
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on October 14, 2005, 20:28:11

Quote from: "jon boy"

i was lucky enough to see one fly at farnborough air show many years ago, it the same engines as used in concorde, and when it flew over it nearly burst my ears :lol:

Great noise isn't it :lol:
Almost as wonderful as the Rolls-Royce Merlin (in a modern jet kind of way)

Title: Vulcan Bomber
Post by: Hissy on October 15, 2005, 00:02:03

:shock:  :shock:  :shock:  :shock:  :shock:

I was about to look for the previous Vulcan Bomber thread.

Me & LandyBabe took a ride out to Wellesbourne Airport today (i can recommend the airport cafe)

And look what i found......






ps Can anyone tell me why one is a picture and one is a down load

Title: Vulcan Bomber
Post by: turtle on October 16, 2005, 21:23:04

Here you go BTM as I was there on Saturday I took this for you :)

Title: Vulcan Bomber
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on October 16, 2005, 21:27:10

Oh, it's looking rough now Phil :cry:

All that salt air isn't doing it any good.
Mechanically & structurally it's apparantly in a terrible state, with the landing gear heavily corroded