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Old 7th Aug 2012, 16:07
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Blacksheep
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Blue Steel V Bombers did not fly with HTP fuel loaded, it would only be loaded into a live weapon. Even on QRA the damned stuff was kept under strict control. I never saw nor heard of any HTP off-loading facilities, nor was I or any of my fellow "Lineys" ever trained on handling a live Blue Steel.

Waddington Wing had B1As up until I went on Line Servicing in '66 and we began to get B2s around the same time. These included some former Blue Steel aircraft from the Scampton Wing. These latter aircraft were reworked to "Free Fall" configuration and didn't carry Blue Steel on the Waddington Wing. Vulcan B1As we're always "Free Fall" aircraft and were never equipped for Blue Steel. With Blue Steel only being carried as inert rounds and with no HTP fuel loaded, why would Waddington need HTP facilities. We were never trained to handle HTP in any case.
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