QUESTION ABOUT QUESTIONS

I expect they figured (or Figged?) that would be virtually it's last outing.
They were mothballing them - then in '83 the Falklands happened and that
nuclear bomber was recalled and finally got to drop some ordinance - just
the conventional kind - on Port Stanley, refuelled by several of that other
outstanding nuclear bomber which by then was solely a tanker, of which like
the Vulcan until a few months ago, there are none flying today (but like the
Bruntingthorp Lightning there is at least one doing take off rolls) the
Handley Page Victor: http://www.skomer.u-net.com/thunder/victor.jpg

Amazing story. And thanks again Mike for sending me the vid! Think I'll
watch it again.


Arturo


Heather wrote:
> It is a beautiful plane. I remember when it came to Toronto in 1982
> with a slightly lecherous member of the military looking for young
> chicks, lol. I told him E. was off limits!!
>
> I ran the Cdn. International Air Show that year and E. was my
> secretary. What a blast that was!! Art Scholl doing his fabulous
> stunt flying.....our gorgeous Snowbirds.....sigh.
>
> Heather
>
> "Mike M" <No_Spam.DeleteThis@Corned_Beef.Only> wrote in message
> news:e7P7U1D7IHA.3696@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> What a fantastic series of photos! It's so good that they've got her
>> flying again.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>>
>> Arturo Seis <sixpencedearturo.DeleteThis@googlemail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Bugger!
>>>
>>> http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?p=1268913

I never really liked the Victor but that picture makes it look good.

BTW I have had sitting here for ages another disk of videos, not Vulcan
but rather various other UK post WWII aircraft including two my Dad worked
on - the Gannet and the Airco 121 (cannot remember if the number was 121)
later DH121 then HS121 better known as Trident. I even managed to find on
YouTube a clip of another he worked on during the 50s, the Rotadyne,
including shots of a demo it made of moving a bridge where I was standing
close to the film crew.
--
Mike M


Arturo Seis <sixpencedearturo.RemoveThis@googlemail.com> wrote:

> I expect they figured (or Figged?) that would be virtually it's last
> outing. They were mothballing them - then in '83 the Falklands
> happened and that nuclear bomber was recalled and finally got to drop
> some ordinance - just the conventional kind - on Port Stanley,
> refuelled by several of that other outstanding nuclear bomber which
> by then was solely a tanker, of which like the Vulcan until a few
> months ago, there are none flying today (but like the Bruntingthorp
> Lightning there is at least one doing take off rolls) the Handley
> Page Victor: http://www.skomer.u-net.com/thunder/victor.jpg
>
> Amazing story. And thanks again Mike for sending me the vid! Think
> I'll watch it again.
>
>
> Arturo
>
>
> Heather wrote:
>> It is a beautiful plane. I remember when it came to Toronto in 1982
>> with a slightly lecherous member of the military looking for young
>> chicks, lol. I told him E. was off limits!!
>>
>> I ran the Cdn. International Air Show that year and E. was my
>> secretary. What a blast that was!! Art Scholl doing his fabulous
>> stunt flying.....our gorgeous Snowbirds.....sigh.
>>
>> Heather
>>
>> "Mike M" <No_Spam.RemoveThis@Corned_Beef.Only> wrote in message
>> news:e7P7U1D7IHA.3696@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>> What a fantastic series of photos! It's so good that they've got
>>> her flying again.
>>>
>>> Mike
>>>
>>>
>>> Arturo Seis <sixpencedearturo.RemoveThis@googlemail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Bugger!
>>>>
>>>> http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?p=1268913

Mike M wrote:
> I never really liked the Victor but that picture makes it look good.

Yes. But it certainly was a performer, I believe it could do everything the
Vulcan could do - except, perhaps, the fly-like-a-fighter bit.

Isn't it ironic that of the three, the one that barely lasted two minutes
was the one made by the company that actually still has a product in service
today? I mean, apart from the fact A.V. Roe do have one Vulcan and one
Lancaster still wowing the show attendees? Those VC10s are a joy to see
going over every day! And hear.

Archie



>
> BTW I have had sitting here for ages another disk of videos, not
> Vulcan but rather various other UK post WWII aircraft including two
> my Dad worked on - the Gannet and the Airco 121 (cannot remember if
> the number was 121) later DH121 then HS121 better known as Trident. I even
> managed to find on YouTube a clip of another he worked on
> during the 50s, the Rotadyne, including shots of a demo it made of
> moving a bridge where I was standing close to the film crew.
>
>> I expect they figured (or Figged?) that would be virtually it's last
>> outing. They were mothballing them - then in '83 the Falklands
>> happened and that nuclear bomber was recalled and finally got to drop
>> some ordinance - just the conventional kind - on Port Stanley,
>> refuelled by several of that other outstanding nuclear bomber which
>> by then was solely a tanker, of which like the Vulcan until a few
>> months ago, there are none flying today (but like the Bruntingthorp
>> Lightning there is at least one doing take off rolls) the Handley
>> Page Victor: http://www.skomer.u-net.com/thunder/victor.jpg
>>
>> Amazing story. And thanks again Mike for sending me the vid! Think
>> I'll watch it again.
>>
>>
>> Arturo
>>
>>
>> Heather wrote:
>>> It is a beautiful plane. I remember when it came to Toronto in 1982
>>> with a slightly lecherous member of the military looking for young
>>> chicks, lol. I told him E. was off limits!!
>>>
>>> I ran the Cdn. International Air Show that year and E. was my
>>> secretary. What a blast that was!! Art Scholl doing his fabulous
>>> stunt flying.....our gorgeous Snowbirds.....sigh.
>>>
>>> Heather
>>>
>>> "Mike M" <No_Spam RemoveThis @Corned_Beef.Only> wrote in message
>>> news:e7P7U1D7IHA.3696@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>> What a fantastic series of photos! It's so good that they've got
>>>> her flying again.
>>>>
>>>> Mike
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Arturo Seis <sixpencedearturo RemoveThis @googlemail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Bugger!
>>>>>
>>>>> http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?p=1268913

> happened and that nuclear bomber was recalled and finally got to drop
> some ordinance - just the conventional kind - on Port Stanley,

You'd have thought - what with all the hiking and the maps that requires -
that I'd have learnt the word 'ordnance' by now, wouldn't you?



Arch

Dr. Archibald Crumpenshtupa wrote:
>> happened and that nuclear bomber was recalled and finally got to drop
>> some ordinance - just the conventional kind - on Port Stanley,
>
> You'd have thought - what with all the hiking and the maps that
> requires - that I'd have learnt the word 'ordnance' by now, wouldn't
> you?

A real "Dr." would have known.

> A real "Dr." would have known.

Ah! but witch doctor or doctor who?

Mart


"ctowers" <ctowers DeleteThis @gmail.com> wrote in message
news:eohCQYY7IHA.3724@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Dr. Archibald Crumpenshtupa wrote:
>>> happened and that nuclear bomber was recalled and finally got to drop
>>> some ordinance - just the conventional kind - on Port Stanley,
>>
>> You'd have thought - what with all the hiking and the maps that
>> requires - that I'd have learnt the word 'ordnance' by now, wouldn't
>> you?
>
> A real "Dr." would have known.
>
>