Originally Posted by
Simplythebeast
What happened to the majority of Vulcan pilots on retirement of the aircraft from service? Could they go back and train for aircraft such as Buccaneer, Tornado etc?
I ask because Ive been told by a friend that his relative was a Vulcan pilot and eventually flew with the red arrows. Im interested to know how that would have been achieved.
Two of my UAS instructors were ex-Vulcan pilots. One went fighter control for a few years and then to CFS to become a Bulldog QHI, the other (my instructor) spent a number of years on C130s before moving to Bulldogs. He finally moved to Boscombe Down to become the ME QHI on B Sqn but suffered a massive hearth attack before finishing his training onto types and ceased flying.