Heads up, British Nuclear Bombers on Disco Wings

No you weren’t.

At that time life in the RAF wasn’t what it seems through the rose-tinted glasses of nostalgia and history. The ethos that is now generally held to have prevailed – at times by myself as well – was not in evidence in those days. Flying or maintaining the various aircraft types we had back then was tough. Not a macho ‘tough’ but an energy sapping, unrecognised, un-remarked and back-breaking ‘tough’. Out on an airfield at 04:30 with the driving snow coming at you horizontally, ice everywhere and you’re trying to get some recalcitrant bit of kit or system to work properly and your fingers, hands and whole body is freezing and numb . . . I would guess that just about any ex-RAF bloke you ask about those time in the 60s will tell you much the same thing and relate stories of privations that would curl your toes. As with the blokes in WWII, the whole thing only becomes ‘great’ long after it is over and nostalgia sets in.

No, be thankful that you live in a time when the ‘overall’ effect is now considered ‘romantic’.

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yep, and the living conditions for your average airman back then were most likely just as bad, they were just starting to improve when I joined up.

if any one is interested elvington have lusty liny parked outside and they have a pratice h bomb from tornadoes bit weird owning prac ordnance like that even funneir iof u came across one on ebay

From the first time I worked on an aircraft I developed a deep and sincere respect for all ground crew. I only fart around on a hobby basis, to work on these for real and under ‘inclement’ conditions must be a real sod. I’m not ex RAF, nor would I have been if born 20 years earlier – far too much discipline for me! I would however, have loved to have seen a lot more of the aircraft flying that these days we can only see in a museum.

I do have very fond memories of seeing flying mosquito, hunter, vulcan et al as a child many years ago. Things always look rosier in retrospect!

Roy.

I was definitely born about 20 years too late!

No you weren’t.

At that time life in the RAF wasn’t what it seems through the rose-tinted glasses of nostalgia and history. The ethos that is now generally held to have prevailed – at times by myself as well – was not in evidence in those days. Flying or maintaining the various aircraft types we had back then was tough. Not a macho ‘tough’ but an energy sapping, unrecognised, un-remarked and back-breaking ‘tough’. Out on an airfield at 04:30 with the driving snow coming at you horizontally, ice everywhere and you’re trying to get some recalcitrant bit of kit or system to work properly and your fingers, hands and whole body is freezing and numb . . . I would guess that just about any ex-RAF bloke you ask about those time in the 60s will tell you much the same thing and relate stories of privations that would curl your toes. As with the blokes in WWII, the whole thing only becomes ‘great’ long after it is over and nostalgia sets in.

No, be thankful that you live in a time when the ‘overall’ effect is now considered ‘romantic’.

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you can keep all stealth, flying wing, RPV crap…… give me a V-Bomber eny day..
i sometimes think i was born 20 or 30 years too late as well… it just seems there was far more “and better” types or aircraft around the world then. i cant even imagine what it was like at a major airshow 30 years ago.. it must have been amazing…. 😉

Recorded to DVD – to be watched again, and again… and again…. and again… and again…. and again… and again….

I was definitely born about 20 years too late!

Roy.

Pot, beer, into and crying there of………… 🙁 😡 🙁 😡 🙁 😡

there is nothing wrong with trains…… unless you want to travel on one.. 😀 😀 😀 …
i loved the footage of Valiants. the ending makes me very sad… a end of a era… 🙁 🙁 🙁 🙁 🙁