amazing
Excellent!
"A meeting without biscuits."
How terribly British. I my house we would call it, "the big talk in the small room."
“industrial grade, bomb making material” is a really vague and essentially meaningless phrase.
On 3 May 2009, at the Cold War Jets Open Day at Bruntingthorpe Airfield, Victor XM715 accidentally became airborne during a high-speed taxi demo. Crew were all ok, but I imagine that a meeting without biscuits occured shortly afterwards...
Credit to James Fenely
Vulcan and its tools of the trade...
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Victor B Mk.1
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My favourite thing about the Vulcan was that thanks to its enormous delta wing, it could out-turn any American fighter at altitude.
Struggled to locate, date and credit this image but after some discussin on 'the other place' I think it might be the Vulcan from BLACK BUCK after it diverted to Rio. SHRIKE hard points on show...
Vulcan in the Sun
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Valiant XD812
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Vulcan, Spitfire & aerobatic friends
Valiants, 49 Squadron, Christmas Island, May 1957
Vulcan over a Consolidated B-24D Liberator, 'Lady Be Good'
Somewhere in North Africa...
Test-bed for the Olympus 22R engine. The 22R was going into the TSR2. Destroyed by fire on 03/12/1962 after the engine was run to full power on maximum reheat when an Low Pressure turbine disc failed. This disc punctured two fuel tanks which started a fire which destroyed XA894. No injuries caused.
Valiant and a CF100 Canuck
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57 Sqn Victors on Wideawake, 1982
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I think that is a flypast over Buckingham Palace, June 1980
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This would have been noisy!
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oh fantastic, thanks for sharing! If you are on Reddit head over to r/V_Bomber_Porn for wall to wall V Bomber appreciation! All the best.
Just finished @wellerstein.bsky.social newest book, "The Most Awful Responsibility", looking at the role of Truman in the development of early nuclear C&C and I was struck by this last line in Chapter 19.
I want more on this specific topic!!
NEW EPISODE - Dead Drops and Disguises - A Female #CIA Officer in 1980s #Moscow
Listen here 🎧🎧 coldwarconversations.com/episode441/
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Victor - good view of her wing shape here
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Vulcan's over St Paul's, City of London in the Falkland's victory fly-past; 1982
Credit to Imperial War Museum
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Very interesting, thanks for sharing
Would you be a good leader of a communal fallout shelter in the event of World War III? Fortunately the US Department of Defense created a self-assessment quiz in the 1970s so that you can "rate yourself as a potential shelter leader"… doomsdaymachines.net/p/take-me-to...
I don't disagree...
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Spectacular new hangar extension for the Avro Heritage Museum has been approved.
I volunteer at the museaum, helping to produce their podcast and delivering cockpit tours. www.avroheritagemuseum.co.uk
Vulcan head on...
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