Yeah that was mentioned in the first post and I can remember it happening – I just thought I had read somewhere about a Lightning knocking down a Harrier whose engine had relit post the pilot ejecting!

Dont ever recall hearing that, but there was the incident when a Harrier suffered a birdstrike while on detachment in Denmark. The pilot ejected when he lost power but the ejection somehow managed to knock the engine back into life and the Harrier continued. A F104 was launched to intercept it but the Harrier ran out of fuel and crashed before it was needed. Could this be the same incident?

As regards Lightning XR763 as Camlobe says the pilot managed to shoot the castor wheel on the target which then proceeded to be ingested by the air-intake and into the engine. The devastation from which casued the pilot to loose both engines as he approached Akrotiri. The tail was kept at Akrotiri for many years as a memento / reminder and may well still be there.

Link for Sunday service.

http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/AFA666A8-44DF-4AE2-A9DD-02FA77477B10/0/myallsbusservice132.pdf

Last time I saw it it was a bread van though so not very disabled friendly, could have changed now though.

I’m not sure if Taffy is looking in here at the moment but I’ll pass on any comments. He has however given me permission to put the full story of his flight here :

http://www.caledonianchipmunks.co.uk/forum/

Look in the Crewroom section. 😉

I’ve got film footage of the actual landing on DVD, it was taken from the end of a TV programme ( Jag, I think? ). The episode had been about landing a Herc on a carrier or something similar and they tagged the actually footage on the end just to prove it could be done.

Now you’re starting to look at this realistically.

I think I’m saying what I’ve always said, sorry if that hasn’t come across. :confused:

Originally Posted by DGH
I can see were you’re coming from with relation to costs but I actually believe that the Vulcan will be a huge draw at Airshow’s, I think the real issue is going to be what airshows will be able to cope with the crowds!

I would probably add Waddington, Leuchars ( if the RAF agree to fill the tanks! ) and a couple more but it will be limited.

Please except my appoligise Mrs Swan…… 😮

You should see how excited my mum and sister get at the though of a flying Vulcan, they love the things! 😀

Fair points Melvyn but I think we’ll have to disagree on the crowd pulling potential of the Vulcan. When I talk to people who are over 30 and I mention I like aviation nearly everyone starts to talk airshows and next to everyone has a Vulcan story – ask them if they would like to see one again and they say they would jump at the chance. Now I’m not stupid enough to think they will all come but if you take this over the population as a whole I think there will be a massive interest, the increase in numbers will not come from enthusiasts but from joe public in my opinion. I don’t think you’ll be seeing her at small airshows.

£10,000 – yes I am being optimistic, hoping that they can get at least some sponsorship! 🙂

I think robmac is closest, isn’t there already an agreement in place that the first display will be at RIAT Fairford? Something to do with them giving the Vulcan alot of backing a few years ago?