Were you ever on Victors (Merged - various)
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Were you ever on Victors (Merged - various)
I was one of the few at Elvington on Saturday 21/03/09 for the Victor Day/Night Shoot & thought it was a brilliant experience having never done night photography on Aircraft before.
We arrived at arond 13.30hrs so we could get some nice day shots which was brilliant as the sun shone all day, then the twilight shots of the sun setting over the victor was nice to see. The night shots were different to anything i had ever done before & with some advice from my Brother Brian & others present this is a few of my better shots.
Many thanks To Ollie Suckling & all the crew at Elvington for their fantastic hospitality & for letting us climb in thier nice Victor for some unique photo's.
On with the photo's;
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6, Ollie Suckling kneeling for the front full flap shot.
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14 The Buccaneer
Hope you like my selection.
Trev
We arrived at arond 13.30hrs so we could get some nice day shots which was brilliant as the sun shone all day, then the twilight shots of the sun setting over the victor was nice to see. The night shots were different to anything i had ever done before & with some advice from my Brother Brian & others present this is a few of my better shots.
Many thanks To Ollie Suckling & all the crew at Elvington for their fantastic hospitality & for letting us climb in thier nice Victor for some unique photo's.
On with the photo's;
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6, Ollie Suckling kneeling for the front full flap shot.
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14 The Buccaneer
Hope you like my selection.
Trev
Great photos. Also nice to see the Yorkshire Air Museum at Elvington. I was driving past there a couple of months ago, saw a road sign for it and popped in on a whim. It's a great aircraft museum - not too flashy and just concentrates on telling you about aircraft. Well worth a visit just to see the Halifax.
Yes, terrific photos - very nostalgic. As an old K1 hand I always thing it's a shame that one of those didnt survive (in this sort of condition anyway) but this is pretty close - thanks a lot.
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Yes great pictures! I was there too but your pictures are high grade compared to my hand held - albeit with shake elimination!!
"Tanker Trash" was a nickname given to the Mk 1 guys who lived it up too well at Akrotiri in years gone by?? Right or Wrong? Anyway, as an ex-CFI on the K1/K1as at Marham, I had to smile when I saw it appear again....always keen to renew old acquaintances from Victor B1/B1A/K1/K1A/B2 and K2 days!!
I "Pilot" Victor XM 715 at Bruntingthorpe, and weather permitting, will be doing a taxy round and take-off run again on 3 May 2009. All welcome!!!
"Tanker Trash" was a nickname given to the Mk 1 guys who lived it up too well at Akrotiri in years gone by?? Right or Wrong? Anyway, as an ex-CFI on the K1/K1as at Marham, I had to smile when I saw it appear again....always keen to renew old acquaintances from Victor B1/B1A/K1/K1A/B2 and K2 days!!
I "Pilot" Victor XM 715 at Bruntingthorpe, and weather permitting, will be doing a taxy round and take-off run again on 3 May 2009. All welcome!!!
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Surely a finer looking beast than any tin triangle.
Must be awfully frustrating not to complete that take-off run.
Must be awfully frustrating not to complete that take-off run.
"Must be awfully frustrating not to complete that take-off run.
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I've already dared him - watch this space! She wouldnt take much persuasion. After all if a rotten tin triangle can do it....
"I've already dared him - watch this space! She wouldnt take much persuasion. After all if a rotten tin triangle can do it....
Looks nice. In fact, it looks to be in better condition than when I last flew it! Not sure about the ARMED thingy over the fire buttons though.
"Tanker Trash" were alive and well right to the end of the Victor!
"Tanker Trash" were alive and well right to the end of the Victor!
Flaps? FLAPS!!
How quaint. Not needed on the aerodynamically superior, infinitely more manoeuvrable and better-looking Avro design!
Good to note V-bomber banter is still aliVe and well! Amazing to reflect on the fact that, at its peak numerical strength some 46 years ago, the V-force consisted of no less than 22 squadrons.....
Great photos - and what an excellent museum the Yorkshire Air Museum is!!
How quaint. Not needed on the aerodynamically superior, infinitely more manoeuvrable and better-looking Avro design!
Good to note V-bomber banter is still aliVe and well! Amazing to reflect on the fact that, at its peak numerical strength some 46 years ago, the V-force consisted of no less than 22 squadrons.....
Great photos - and what an excellent museum the Yorkshire Air Museum is!!
Tanker Trash did not need to tell you they were operationally more productive, superior in effect and prettier, they just got on with it. They still do.
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Great Shots! probably in very difficult lighting conditions (Advo likes his cameras!)
As for Tanker Banter, I always enjoy the joke on a trail about, 'What are you having for lunch?' followed by loud slurpping....... 'We're having curry!!' If you are really lucky, a chap will wave his foil plate by a window, just so you can see that indeed they are. Great Fun.
Great. Nice One. Love That. .........
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As for Tanker Banter, I always enjoy the joke on a trail about, 'What are you having for lunch?' followed by loud slurpping....... 'We're having curry!!' If you are really lucky, a chap will wave his foil plate by a window, just so you can see that indeed they are. Great Fun.
Great. Nice One. Love That. .........
Advo
Seriously chaps, I am pleased to see so many guys on here who were members of that group of unsung heroes - the Victor tanker force. But let's not forget our less fortunate comrades who had to shoe-horn themselves into the tin triangle, or indeed our more venerable comrades who flew the stately Valiant and pioneered the art of probe and drogue (and even dropped atomic bombs!). They may all be interested in a forthcoming V Force reunion planned for 2010 at Newark Air Museum. The last one in 2004 was a great success, so lets hope this one is even bigger and better. All will be welcome, aircrew, crew chiefs, groundcrew, the lot, even hairy a**ed riggers! If you served on the V Force and are not already on my mailing list for this event, contact me by sending me a message on here and I will get you added.
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Hear hear!!!! Tankertrash! Let re-unions press and continue. The 'spirit' of the 'old' would be well laid on the 'new'.
Mind you, with so many Sqns closing and So many a/c being retired, one wonders whether there will be any 'new' to gain any benefit.
Probably not.
Still, there's always the 'Reds' or is there?
Advo
Mind you, with so many Sqns closing and So many a/c being retired, one wonders whether there will be any 'new' to gain any benefit.
Probably not.
Still, there's always the 'Reds' or is there?
Advo
Art Field must be one of the few folk around to have had experience on all 3 V-bombers!
And the VC10 / VC10K.
And perhaps the Vimy?
And the VC10 / VC10K.
And perhaps the Vimy?
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Thanks for the kind words about our aircraft!
The event raised around £400 which is going towards our fuel fund to buy 10000 litres for the old girl, we currently have around 35,000lbs but don't really want to run her any lower than that so we can keep a good quantity of fuel in all the tanks.
The ARMED cover over the fire extinguisher buttons is to stop people from going "thats a nice button" and podging it. It would cause us a few small problems.....
Cheers
Ollie
The event raised around £400 which is going towards our fuel fund to buy 10000 litres for the old girl, we currently have around 35,000lbs but don't really want to run her any lower than that so we can keep a good quantity of fuel in all the tanks.
The ARMED cover over the fire extinguisher buttons is to stop people from going "thats a nice button" and podging it. It would cause us a few small problems.....
Cheers
Ollie