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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

21st Nov 2006, 22:52

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Posted By Archimedes

Jackonicko did a piece on the mighty beast in the...

Jackonicko did a piece on the mighty beast in the now-defunct journal Wings of Fame which mentions them, and I thought, perhaps wrongly, that Last of the Lightnings makes reference to the two chaps...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

21st Nov 2006, 22:29

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Did You Fly The Vulcan?? (Merged)

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Posted By Archimedes

GR - according to my 'Anorak's guide to the...

GR - according to my 'Anorak's guide to the mighty Lightning', your memory is correct. (assuming that I've filled the asterisks in correctly!)

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

17th Nov 2006, 17:29

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Did You Fly The Vulcan?? (Merged)

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RSS, with respect, I think that one could note...

RSS, with respect, I think that one could note that both both those accidents have been widely covered (and in some detail) both in print and on the internet. I read the full details of the Syerston...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

10th Oct 2006, 16:43

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Posted By Archimedes

Some thread users may recall this at post #127......

Some thread users may recall this at post #127...

If the will is there, the 'in print' bit is now feasible. I have chatted with a publisher, and will be producing something on the subject to...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

24th Sep 2006, 22:14

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Did You Fly The Vulcan?? (Merged)

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Posted By Archimedes

Midwinter, plse check your PMs....

Midwinter, plse check your PMs....

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

16th Mar 2005, 15:15

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Did You Fly The Vulcan?? (Merged)

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Posted By Archimedes

Although not necessarily specific to XL360,...

Although not necessarily specific to XL360, suggest you have a look at the Did you fly the Vulcan? (http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=111797) thread if you've not done so...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

24th Feb 2005, 23:14

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Posted By Archimedes

Had a chat with a publisher today. Without...

Had a chat with a publisher today.

Without wishing to commit himself to the project without seeing a proposal (sensibly enough!) he is interested in the idea of producing something that collects...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

25th Jan 2005, 19:53

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Did You Fly The Vulcan?? (Merged)

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Posted By Archimedes

Thanks, Mike - saved me from searching for the...

Thanks, Mike - saved me from searching for the link about this that I knew I'd seen recently and then editing the above post accordingly!

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

25th Jan 2005, 19:46

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Did You Fly The Vulcan?? (Merged)

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Posted By Archimedes

PN, thanks for that. ACW - XH535...

PN,

thanks for that.

ACW - XH535 crashed at Chute, nr Andover on 11/5/1964 (with four fatalities, sadly), and was with A&AEE at the time. Is this the one you're thinking of, perhaps?

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

12th Jan 2005, 22:07

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Posted By Archimedes

Just to return this to the top, perhaps only...

Just to return this to the top, perhaps only briefly (following on from a query on the history forum) - some might recall that I offered to - well, I think it was be the thread archivist, with some ...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

22nd Mar 2004, 12:49

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Did You Fly The Vulcan?? (Merged)

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Posted By Archimedes

Developments

A quick update - the RAF Museum are very interested in establishing some form of archive based on this thread (plus recollections of the Valiant & Victor &, for that matter, other platforms involved...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

17th Jan 2004, 05:47

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Did You Fly The Vulcan?? (Merged)

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Posted By Archimedes

According to Andrew Brookes' excellent little...

According to Andrew Brookes' excellent little book on the Victor, XM716 (the a/c in question) disintegrated over Warboys on 29 June 1966.

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

10th Jan 2004, 06:18

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Did You Fly The Vulcan?? (Merged)

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Posted By Archimedes

Maybe the crash at Syerston of VX770, the first...

Maybe the crash at Syerston of VX770, the first prototype? It crashed at a Battle of Britain Day display in September (obviously) 1958.

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

5th Jan 2004, 21:33

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Did You Fly The Vulcan?? (Merged)

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Posted By Archimedes

Further to my earlier post about collating info,...

Further to my earlier post about collating info, many thanks to those who've responded so far. I'm working out the best approach for this and I'll broadcast some thoughts soon - once I've marked some...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

1st Jan 2004, 05:12

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Did You Fly The Vulcan?? (Merged)

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Posted By Archimedes

Ignoring all principles of never volunteer... ...

Ignoring all principles of never volunteer...

As someone alleged to be an historian and part of the air team [civvie] at the centre for purple learning (the 'alleged' applies only to the historian...

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