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Argonautical
3rd Dec 2023, 12:16
Quick heads up about a film on Talking Pictures TV tonight at 20:25 called Delta 8-3, the program’s description is :-
Documentary from 1960 examining life at RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire, focusing on the intensive training undergone by the pilots flying Vulcan delta-wing bombers and featuring rare footage of the aircraft in action.
Brewster Buffalo
3rd Dec 2023, 13:34
Quick heads up about a film on Talk-Tv tonight at 20:25 called Delta 8-3, the program’s description is :-
Documentary from 1960 examining life at RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire, focusing on the intensive training undergone by the pilots flying Vulcan delta-wing bombers and featuring rare footage of the aircraft in action.
Do you mean Talking Pictures TV?
Argonautical
3rd Dec 2023, 13:58
Oops! Post edited.
BEagle
3rd Dec 2023, 14:08
Yes, Talking Pictures TV.
Delta 8-3 has been mentioned several times over the years on PPRuNe! A flashback to a rather more gentlemanly era too!
Timelord
3rd Dec 2023, 14:19
That and “Where the big birds fly” : Standard way to fill an hour when you had to organise a visit.!
That I realy enjoyed :) the air to air shots were excellent. Well worth watching.
And in the right colour scheme.
The shot of the OM ante-room at tea time took me back; could almost hear the ticking of that toaster!
And in the right colour scheme.
They looked positively aggressive in that anti flash white :)
chimpteaser
10th Dec 2023, 16:54
I watched it yesterday on the TPTV streaming service, a couple of things struck me:
The crew all looked older than today's RAF crew (at least the ones shown on telly!), what age would they have been?
The Station Commander with the magnificent 'tache seemed very well upholstered.
Did any PPRUNE members recognise themselves or colleagues?
Timelord
10th Dec 2023, 19:17
It was before my time on Vulcans but I do know that in the early days of the V Force they only took experienced aircrew, so that may account for the age question. By the time I got there they were taking anyone!
TURIN
13th Dec 2023, 09:50
If I may, are any of you chaps responsible for the great teacake explosion?
Is this even true?
https://www.atlasobscura.com/foods/exploding-teacakes?fbclid=IwAR0GugKBwg9dMYuhROlcO76pNM-mutSmIT9lpWnuZsP3j472Q6zxOs4-rLo