Scampton Vulcan

there are pics online of her being pummeled to death by a JCB

Ahhh JCB ! The weapon of choice for most Vulcan destroyers and now the owner of it’s birthplace !

there are pics online of her being pummeled to death by a JCB

Vulcan XL384

Incidently, this Vulcan was used as a “Special Weapons” loading team trainer, whilst I was at Scampton (1978-1982).

We stopped using it after it creaked a bit too much for safety.

It was then used for the Station’s EOD team to practice their skills, (a bit too enthusiastically if I remember correctly), before being pretty much left in situ for fire practice.

It was located at the end farthest away from the A15.

If anyone is interested, I was an Armourer based at Scampton, in those days, hence my quite vivid memories of that time.

Cabbage

Thank you for your replies.
No the one I was meaning was around 1985/86 and was complete (or at least looked it from the road) So it must have been XH563. Unless XL384 also stood in that place in complete condition for a period of time. But from driving by in the car, I recall only seeing the one standing there.

It was 563 you saw,i have a bad picture somewhere of her with the damn fence in the way ! The fire dump only had a wooden fence to hide it,hence the good piccy of it !

Thank you for your replies.
No the one I was meaning was around 1985/86 and was complete (or at least looked it from the road) So it must have been XH563. Unless XL384 also stood in that place in complete condition for a period of time. But from driving by in the car, I recall only seeing the one standing there.

I remember seeing this^^ whilst gliding at Scampton in 1991. It was a bit flatter then!

This one ? This is XL384 in 1986

In july 1993 there was also a rather flat B2, XL384….

XH563,B.2 MRR,she was scrapped in 1986 and the nose survives still