ryzer
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thought I would show these pics off
went to RAF Scampton to visit the Red Arrows, they were practicing their new moves before buggering off to cyprus to practice in the sunshine.
this is their Hanger
The flightline
my camera was crap at air pics, so didnt even bother, stand by for better ones coming from another chaps camera.
so Scampton is famous for the Dambusters raid that was started from there. if you have seen the film or read the story, there is a certain character with a now questionable name!
Nigger the Dog, Wing Comander Guy Gibson's beloved Black Lab, was runover on the night the mission was underway and was buried at scampton by the ground crew before Wg Cdr Gibson's return.
Here is the grave!
then we took a short trip to nearby RAF Waddington, home of the Sentry, the Sentinel, and the Nimrod...
And possibly the most beautiful and legendary RAF post WW2. Vulcan 607, took part in the 'Black Buck' missions to the falklands islands, '607 was the only one to hit the runway and put it out of service.
SO UP YOURS ARGIES, WANT ANOTHER PIECE?
And the mighty sentry
more, vastly better pics to come 
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Ste
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was it a spotters day or something? I used to work a waddo. The door of 607 had been seized shut for years and they bust it open to rape it for spares for 558
[Edited on 24-02-2010 by Ste W]
I would rather lose by a mile because i built my own car, than win by an inch because someone else built it for me.
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ryzer
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No it was with the Air Cadets, met a couple of the reds, Kirsty and Ben, red 2 and 3, they were good fun, 2 of the pilots smoke though, true story.
what were you working on when you were there Ste?
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Jambo
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Vulcans are 
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ryzer
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so are shih tzus! is that yours?
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Daimo B
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Air Corps.
Used to be part of that. 2011 squd I think, goooooo Longfield 
Excellent time, most grateful decent kids should join it. 
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i used to be in air corps years back
was i really good laugh
beacause i used to be in army they want me to go back as a instuctor on the weapons
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ryzer
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yeah they are short on them at the moment apparrently, I do enjoy it, its in support of my upcoming application in the RAF though.
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Ste
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quote:
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what were you working on when you were there Ste?
I worked on the Nimrod R1 when I was there. Shhhh!
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ryzer
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Haha people always say shhhhhh after saying Nimrod R1.
where are the other plane geeks on this site? Jr is a vulcan nut isnt he
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i love planes, spent 7 years in the atc, got to cwo rank, now going for staff - doing an aero engineering course at uni to
been to waddo and scampton loads of time, i (used to) live in lincolnshire / bomber county
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SVM 286
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Nice images.
Vulcan looks glorious as ever.
Needs to be heard though.
Never ceases to amuse me that something so comparatively small has such a history and reputation.
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Always remember the sound of the vulcan at southend airshow as a kid
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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jr
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607 should really be the most famous aircraft in history along with enola gay and a select few others
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dannymccann
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I live 2 miles from Waddo, my fiancees dad loves the Vulcan. Was a local thing (and still ongoing) of 'Save the Vulcan', theyve raised thousands to restore it
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SVM 286
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quote:
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Always remember the sound of the vulcan at southend airshow as a kid
Never got to go. 
I did think that if I jumped up it might bump me on the head once or twice at Biggin Hill when I was fairly little though.
The sound level was unreal. Don't think i've ever seen anything fixed wing being flown in anger so close to me since.
I can almost feel the sound pressure in my chest now.
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quote:
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quote:
Originally posted by gavin18787
Always remember the sound of the vulcan at southend airshow as a kid
Never got to go.
I did think that if I jumped up it might bump me on the head once or twice at Biggin Hill when I was fairly little though.
The sound level was unreal. Don't think i've ever seen anything fixed wing being flown in anger so close to me since.
I can almost feel the sound pressure in my chest now.
Yer that rumble in the chest was epic, vulcan, tornado squadron, and harrier back in the day
Only plane they have now to simular affect is the typhoon
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jr
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typhoon has re heat and therefore its not the same gav
i post it everytime, but
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X98ZnZs-2ds
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SVM 286
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Never ACTUALLY seen that before so and well done Jimbo.
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SVM 286
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Just nearly blew up the PC speakers btw.
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jr
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558 flown by Martin Whithers, who was the pilot who flew 607 on the black buch mission to port stanley
vid is a reinactment of the approch and exit they took when bombing port stanley airfield
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5ylBSWT2P4&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5ylBSWT2P4&feature=related
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SVM 286
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Better get her fight-ready. Looks like she might be doing the same shit for real again any time soon.
At long last some government funding.
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Ste
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They don't need Vulcans over there anymore. Four Typhoons do a good enough job of scaring the Argies from trying anything silly again. We have over 25:1 kill ratio between the EFA and the Mirage
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SVM 286
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Yeah but just imagine a bomb laiden Vulcan covered in cameras and a very, VERY loud PA playing a loop of all the instrumental stuff from Top Gun repeatedly buzzing everything it can get it's mitts on and putting the shits up em for proper!
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