Vulcan Pilot redeployment
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Vulcan Pilot redeployment
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.
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.
The usual dispersal I expect - both throughout its service and when it closed - to other types, to CFS and some from there to FJ. There were a couple of ex V-Force chaps at Valley when I was at AFT I think. This one fits the bill (haha) for a Vulcan to RAFAT story - Vulcan To The Sky - Memories of RAF Scampton
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.
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.
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One went fighter control for a few years
Many were here planned to do one or two tours then move on to Nimwacs. As it was a few moved on to the Shaklebomber, others transferred permanently and some just retired.
I meant 'one' of the 'two' ex-Vulcans QHIs on my UAS - not 'one' of the entire Vulcan Force
I can confirm what 212 man states. We had one guy who came to instruct on Bulldogs. Caused some amusement that he couldn't fly them at night, but could the Vulcan. Another chap I came across was flying Andover's.
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Some copilots went to Valley as QFI. Our second then moved on to Cathy and became a training captain. Another on our sqn, also a QFI end up in Calf of Man.
A few years earlier many became sim instructors, another became a FAC.
Captains I know were medically discharged; became a taxi driver in Canada; became a yacht skipper in Caribbean; became a Victor sqn cdr; Buccaneer pilots; one of the Black Buck pilots went to 10s followed by Heavy lift.
In fact a fair number of V-Force Captains went VC10 and one, to his surprise made Air Cdre and OC Brize.
A few years earlier many became sim instructors, another became a FAC.
Captains I know were medically discharged; became a taxi driver in Canada; became a yacht skipper in Caribbean; became a Victor sqn cdr; Buccaneer pilots; one of the Black Buck pilots went to 10s followed by Heavy lift.
In fact a fair number of V-Force Captains went VC10 and one, to his surprise made Air Cdre and OC Brize.
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This ex Vulcan chap certainly did alright for himself. I did his FHT on the Puma.
I still admit to rather admiring the bloke, despite him never liking me much, especially after I declined to take the 'C' exam while he was Stn Cdr!
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I still admit to rather admiring the bloke, despite him never liking me much, especially after I declined to take the 'C' exam while he was Stn Cdr!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timoth...,_Baron_Garden
Hmmm well I seem to recall doing rather a lot of night low level TFR sorties but perhaps it was all a dream ;-)
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I was a QFI on Vulcans and was posted to Canberras. Then the Falklands came up and I was held on the squadron until Port Stanley airfield was built.
I went to Canberras and when I went to the posters to have my palm read before retirement and they said that after a couple of tours on the Canberra and perhaps a tour on Jetstreams, I might go on to VC10s. By that time the VC10 would have been older than the Vulcan when I joined it in 1971! Needless to say, I left at 38.
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I went to Canberras and when I went to the posters to have my palm read before retirement and they said that after a couple of tours on the Canberra and perhaps a tour on Jetstreams, I might go on to VC10s. By that time the VC10 would have been older than the Vulcan when I joined it in 1971! Needless to say, I left at 38.
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This ex Vulcan chap certainly did alright for himself. I did his FHT on the Puma.
Taken far too soon as my mother would have said.......... younger than I am now....