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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

25th Sep 2008, 22:37

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Did You Fly The Vulcan?? (Merged)

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Posted By Beeayeate

So were the Strike Canberra B(I)8 Sqns in Germany...

So were the Strike Canberra B(I)8 Sqns in Germany (and 231 Sqn's B(I)6s) - loaded with nukes at 5 mins readiness on QRA. But nobody seems to remember them when this subject comes up.

:*:

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

21st Dec 2006, 09:21

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Did You Fly The Vulcan?? (Merged)

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Posted By Beeayeate

Even the humble Canberra had a flare pistol....

Even the humble Canberra had a flare pistol. Fitted in the sextant hole in the roof of the nav's station. Never heard of one being used though, in fact can't recall such an item being carried at all...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

9th Apr 2004, 18:58

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Did You Fly The Vulcan?? (Merged)

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Posted By Beeayeate

Beags Top tale, as usual. Must take issue...

Beags

Top tale, as usual. Must take issue with you on one little point though.

...then a smart pull had him in a damp puddle on the floor! He didn’t actually see the funny side of that!
...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

9th Feb 2004, 07:57

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Did You Fly The Vulcan?? (Merged)

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Posted By Beeayeate

Just to keep this memorable thread ticking over,...

Just to keep this memorable thread ticking over, the Vulcan blokes will surely recall this scene. ;)

http://www.canberra.plus.com/pics/Finningley1977.jpg

Scanned from an old copy of Aircraft...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

17th Jan 2004, 06:21

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Did You Fly The Vulcan?? (Merged)

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Posted By Beeayeate

OK, thanks Arc. Yes, I was alive then. . .:ok:

OK, thanks Arc. Yes, I was alive then. . .:ok:

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

17th Jan 2004, 02:21

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Did You Fly The Vulcan?? (Merged)

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Posted By Beeayeate

Thanks for that Den, brings my memory of the...

Thanks for that Den, brings my memory of the thing into sharper focus. Along with a few others we were watching the day from the corner of 3 Hangar (51's house). The "rumour" I mentioned previously...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

10th Jan 2004, 23:46

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Did You Fly The Vulcan?? (Merged)

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Posted By Beeayeate

Gainsey That's right, 543 Sqn. There was a...

Gainsey

That's right, 543 Sqn. There was a rumour that the pilot (OC Sqn?) was not best pleased that day with the media attention and was determined to "put on a show". Remember seeing it fall...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

10th Jan 2004, 22:39

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Did You Fly The Vulcan?? (Merged)

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Posted By Beeayeate

Syerston (2 FTS, Jet Provs) was my first posting...

Syerston (2 FTS, Jet Provs) was my first posting and, as a brand new SAC rigger, I arrived there in Feb 1960. Even then, less than two years later, they were still talking about the Vulc incident....

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

4th Jan 2004, 16:37

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Did You Fly The Vulcan?? (Merged)

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Posted By Beeayeate

BEags Is this the incident? ...

BEags

Is this the incident?

http://www.canberra.plus.com/pics/upended.jpg

:rolleyes: :hmm:

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

3rd Jan 2004, 00:18

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Did You Fly The Vulcan?? (Merged)

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Posted By Beeayeate

JohnPurdy . . . How do we know, even after 40...

JohnPurdy . . .
How do we know, even after 40 years, which bits of that information might be/ not be of use to terrorist idiots?

That's not the point. Point is that someone reading these tales...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

31st Dec 2003, 23:59

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Did You Fly The Vulcan?? (Merged)

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Posted By Beeayeate

I'm with BEags on this issue. It's not just the...

I'm with BEags on this issue. It's not just the nuke affairs either it's the principle of the thing I guess. I was with the Canberra B(I)8s in Germany in the 60s where we stood our share of...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

24th Dec 2003, 17:50

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Did You Fly The Vulcan?? (Merged)

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Posted By Beeayeate

Beags and DH have acknowledged that it was not...

Beags and DH have acknowledged that it was not only the tin triangle mob that had tensions in the 60's. Those who were on the Canberra Strike Squadrons, will remember "M" passes and the infamous No...

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