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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

3rd Feb 2009, 14:26

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Did You Fly The Vulcan?? (Merged)

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Posted By Art Field

The Victor wheels went into the undercarriage bay...

The Victor wheels went into the undercarriage bay upside down and were rotated on t/o to the position you see in the photo by a piston. If the wheels did not tipple into the tipple hooks the u/c...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

23rd Aug 2008, 11:29

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Did You Fly The Vulcan?? (Merged)

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Posted By Art Field

Milt, very interesting. When some Vulcan1 crews...

Milt, very interesting. When some Vulcan1 crews were converting to AAR prior to a deployment to Australia a couple of the pilots came down to Marham to have a go in the Valiant. Mick Meadows, the...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

22nd Aug 2008, 14:16

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Did You Fly The Vulcan?? (Merged)

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Posted By Art Field

I am afraid going back that far my memory is of a...

I am afraid going back that far my memory is of a maybe, I could be confusing it with a Victor incident so better keep quiet. I do remember my next captain on Valiants broke two DV windows before he...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

21st Aug 2008, 16:14

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Did You Fly The Vulcan?? (Merged)

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Posted By Art Field

Tiny Mathews was a Flight Commander on 214...

Tiny Mathews was a Flight Commander on 214 Valiant Squadron in 1961, indeed I was his co-pilot for a year or so. His training technique was rather of the "don't do as I do" variety but we got on well...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

20th May 2005, 13:44

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Did You Fly The Vulcan?? (Merged)

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Posted By Art Field

I think it was more likely to have been 9th July...

I think it was more likely to have been 9th July 1963. I was a co-pilot in a Valiant tanker out of Gan on that date when I think three Vulcans went non-stop to Australia. There may have been another...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

21st Dec 2003, 00:15

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Did You Fly The Vulcan?? (Merged)

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Posted By Art Field

At one time the Victor Tanker fleet was used as...

At one time the Victor Tanker fleet was used as an airborne relay station for the Bomber Force to give extra range for 'go words'. Sitting quietly munching on our sarnies at 40000ft up came the voice...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

12th Dec 2003, 17:32

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Did You Fly The Vulcan?? (Merged)

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Posted By Art Field

ACW599, Officer Lumb was Stn Cdr at Brize around...

ACW599, Officer Lumb was Stn Cdr at Brize around 1989. I believe he retired soon after and went to Eastbourne College as the Bursar. I also hope the Vulcan, should it fly again, is treated with care...

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