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Chat & Social => The Bar - General Chat => Topic started by: woody on January 16, 2006, 17:45:29

Title: Vulcan Bomber (last post)
Post by: woody on January 16, 2006, 17:45:29

the pictures say it all

Title: Vulcan Bomber (last post)
Post by: woody on January 16, 2006, 17:46:18

and this

Title: Vulcan Bomber (last post)
Post by: woody on January 16, 2006, 17:47:21

the story

Title: Vulcan Bomber (last post)
Post by: woody on January 16, 2006, 17:51:15

and this
they are the wrong way around

Title: Vulcan Bomber (last post)
Post by: PUX on January 16, 2006, 17:55:38

i cant belive they have scrapped that wot madness it is my all tim fav plane  :cry:  :cry:

Title: Vulcan Bomber (last post)
Post by: V8MoneyPit on January 16, 2006, 17:56:13

Isn't it strange how we (and I do include myself in this) look at something like this in a sad light. I have to admit to a lump in my throat.

Now I don't want to get all 'GreenPeace' on you, but it could be seen as signifying the end of a weapon of mass destruction.  :?

Title: Vulcan Bomber (last post)
Post by: woody on January 16, 2006, 17:57:18

FACT FILE
Blackpools Vulcan Bomber was piloted into the resort by Squadron Leader Callum 'Bomber' McDougall who served in the falklands.

The bomber was designed in response to a specification issued by the ministry of defence in 1947

the wingspan was 37 feet

Title: Vulcan Bomber (last post)
Post by: V8MoneyPit on January 16, 2006, 17:59:25

Quote from: "woody"

.... the wingspan was 37 feet

37 metres maybe?  :wink:

Just reading the bit about how much to get it airworthy again. Only £30k??? That's amazingly little. Maybe I should have sold my house and bought it  :lol:  :lol:

Title: Vulcan Bomber (last post)
Post by: PUX on January 16, 2006, 18:00:41

its a beast of a plane and i sooo wish they had not scrapped it y they did not give it to a museum  :cry:  :cry:  :evil:

Title: Vulcan Bomber (last post)
Post by: woody on January 16, 2006, 18:04:23

giving it to a museum wasn't a problem
GETTING IT THERE WAS :lol:

Title: Vulcan Bomber (last post)
Post by: PUX on January 16, 2006, 18:05:58

well im sure us mud club folk could have towed it but i want to sit in the cock pit  :lol:  :lol:  :wink:  just a shame hey it ends up like this the noise that thing makes will always stick in my mind love em :wink:

Title: Vulcan Bomber (last post)
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on January 16, 2006, 21:47:32

I saw this on 'LR Net' last week & meant to post it, but forgot :oops:  :oops:  :oops:

Thanks 'Woodie'

Admittedly it was in a proper state with all the sea-air corrosion, & various bits had been removed.
I'm given to understand that they wouldn't even allow anyone to walk under it due to the poor structural integrity???

Title: Vulcan Bomber (last post)
Post by: Sheddy on January 16, 2006, 23:19:09

Still got one just over the road from me at Southend Airport, it'll be doing power runs on the runway in May.

BBQ round mine? :)

Title: Re: Vulcan Bomber (last post)
Post by: datalas on January 16, 2006, 23:20:21

Quote from: "woody"

the pictures say it all

From that first picture, why does it look to me like they have an X-Wing on a crane ?

Title: Re: Vulcan Bomber (last post)
Post by: Slimer on January 16, 2006, 23:26:13

Quote from: "datalas"

From that first picture, why does it look to me like they have an X-Wing on a crane ?

:lol:  :lol:  I can see it too :P

Title: Vulcan Bomber (last post)
Post by: Sheddy on January 17, 2006, 08:13:46

So can I ..... but I read the articles and know why!!!   :)