Delta 8-3 - Vulcan training.

[Argonautical]

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]

Originally Posted by Argonautical

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]

Oops! Post edited.

[BEagle]

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]

That and “Where the big birds fly” : Standard way to fill an hour when you had to organise a visit.!

[WB627]

That I realy enjoyed the air to air shots were excellent. Well worth watching.

[Herod]

And in the right colour scheme.

[57mm]

The shot of the OM ante-room at tea time took me back; could almost hear the ticking of that toaster!

[WB627]

Originally Posted by Herod

And in the right colour scheme.

They looked positively aggressive in that anti flash white

[chimpteaser]

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]

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]

If I may, are any of you chaps responsible for the great teacake explosion?
Is this even true?

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