Vulcan XM606 might be leaving Barksdale Air Base?

Here’s a link to some photos of the occasion.

http://www.avrovulcan.org.uk/XL318_dismantling/index.htm

Excellent sequence of photos, but if that was done by an experienced Vulcan crew then our American friends are gonna have some serious fun and games taking this one apart without making a pigs ear of it & doing serious damage to the airframe etc.
Bex

Here’s a link to some photos of the occasion.

http://www.avrovulcan.org.uk/XL318_dismantling/index.htm

If I recall correctly from some old information I once looked over Vulcans disassemble aft of the cockpit, aft of the rear spar and outboard of the engine bays leaving five major sections including the stabiliser and one ruddy great lump being the central section and sundry other bits needing to be moved which however you put it means a lot of very detailed planning, expertise and money being required and an awful lot of motivation to attempt the task.

Shifting 606 out of Barksdale does not seem like a sensible idea really unless you are doing it for reasons other than preservation which would be far easier to achieve on site. now there’s a thought. :diablo:

IF true I wonder what the rationale is?
The NMUSAF has always had allied aircraft in its collection, but most have a US operational connection (Spits, Hurricane, Beaufighter, etc) or were used in a combat where the US and UK were allied (the Tornado and the Gulf War).

Yes, the UK were US allies in the “Cold War” but unlike the F-111 at Cosford, Vulcans were never based in the U.S., Bomber Command was not part of SAC (unlike the Canadian fighter contribution to NORAD) and the Vulcan’s combat history is brief, and the US was not actively involved in the Falklands.

Unless they put it indoors (and that would take up a lot of space) I don’t think the weather is any better at Wright-Patterson. There you have snow, whereas at Barksdale you have a lot of humidity. Pretty much a wash I’d say.

I’d welcome the plane to W-P…always a fun visit.

It was indeed, but it was split at Scampton 25 years ago by Vulcan engineers. Could prove interesting.

A nightmare maybe, but this has been done before I believe, wasn’t Hendon’s example split into manageable pieces for it’s trip?