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Originally Posted by BIG"E"
Great pictures mate,
I am so glad I saw the Vulcan today,
Such a pity its designer never saw it fly and to think it is 50 years old..
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You are correct about Roy Chadwick. There were only a few years (6 I think) between him designing the Lancaster and then the Vulcan. They are so different. He died in an Avro Tudor crash.
Just some anorak stuff for you Ian. (I have too many reference books) XH558 first flew on 25 May 1960, and went into service 1st July 1960.
The Vulcan bomber prototype VX770 first displayed at Farnborough in September 1952, so the Vulcan bomber is celebrating 60 glorious years this year, just like the Queen.
So glad you found it emotional - we still do after having seen it now every year for several years. Kev Rumens (today's pilot) is ex-Tornado pilot and served in the Gulf War, and he tends to throw it about more than the other pilots.
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