Heads up - John Sergeant in the Vulcan; tonight

[XV490]

BBC stalwart John Sergeant's XH558 Vulcan flight is on BBC1 tonight at 1900 (if what I read is correct)....

But don't shoot me down if the Beeb have their press releases and scheduling wrong...

[racedo]

You got it right

John Tye is the crewman who he is talking to.

Martin Withers is the crewman talking to in relation to a long trip to the South Atlantic in the 1980's............

[fantom]

Ah, Withers. He only did short-haul if I remember.

[hval]

A most enjoyable segment, only too brief.

Thank you for letting us know about this. Thank you BBC for putting this on TV.

Hval

[Tankertrashnav]

My brother rang up and told me this was on so I only caught the tail-end of it. I saw Sargeant flying in a chase aircraft - did he actually get to fly in 588 earlier? Somehow doubt it. Nice air to air shots of 558 though.

Every time I see the inside of one of those things I'm so glad I ended up in the back of a Victor - far less claustrophobic!

[spekesoftly]

He flew with XH558, but not in it. The Radio Times was implausibly misleading, claiming that "a grinning John Sergeant flies the Vulcan bomber." Even so, still a good piece.

[jindabyne]

PLANE!!!!!

[stumpey]

Very disappointing. Having watched the trailers, I expected JS to be flying IN the grand old Lady, not buzzing around her.


Still, lovely to see, but no more of my money until Fleming goes. I gave to get her flying not pay his wages!

[Waddo Plumber]

Nice to watch, but he should have got someone to sanity check his script