Archimedes, I nearly claimed 3 x gin and tonics off you until I realised that you were referring to Field Marshal Sir Nigel B******, not The Scottish Officer
Yes Courtney, our initial scepticism about the Vulcan being a good tanker were soon disproved. A much more stable tanker than the Victor; even I found it easy to prod a Vulcan with the F-4! Plus it didn't have those slow Mk20 wing pods - just a Mk17 HDU with a decent delivery rate.
(Drove through your neck of the woods yesterday - the 'no HS2 here' signs are much in evidence!).