The incident at Syerston was caused by the skin stripping off the stbd wing, nothing to do with G forces (or only peripherally). In fact, the Vulc, VX770, was doing a slightly fast flyby.

Happened just before I was posted to Syerston (on Piston and Jet Provosts), some of the ground crew blokes were still there and said they’d spent two days walking the airfield picking up bits. These bits included such things as flying boots with bits still in them. Nasty incident all round. The only pic I’ve ever seen is . . .

Memory cards and the like hold their data magnetically. X-ray machines use high energy radiation of an order which has no significant magnetic component.

I would however advise against leaving memory cards lying on or next to desk telephones, TV sets or hi-fi loudspeakers.

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curlyboy
Has she been repainted or is she not going to be ?

Yes.

When the fin tip is completed and fitted the ‘frame will be painted yellow.

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…you’ve seen one Lanc flying, you’ve seen ’em all! 😉

A very clever play on words there Albert, very clever indeed.

The B(I)8, XM278, ended up by being sold to Peru. Potted history for those interested . . .

[INDENT]XM278, ready for collection on 25 February 1959, was taken on charge by the MoD and issued to 16 Sqn then resident at RAFG Laarbruch. This B(I)8 spent its RAF life with each of the B(I)8 Strike Squadrons, initially 16 Sqn, then 14 Sqn (RAFG Wildenrath) and finally 3 Sqn (RAFG Geilenkirchen/Laarbruch). When 3 Sqn converted to Harriers in 1972 XM278, along with many other B(I)8s, was transferred to RAF St Athan where, on 16 May 1972 it was designated as Non-Effective Aircraft. After languishing for nearly two years, XM278 was sold to Marshalls of Cambridge on 3 April 1974. Marshalls converted XM278 to B(I)68 configuration after which it was test flown as G52-12 and delivered to Peru as No 257 on 5 July 1978.[/INDENT]

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The ‘Line-Up’ pic

I reckon it was at Cottesmore’s 1973 BoB Open Day.

The Canberra (next to the Victor) is a T.17 looking quite smart in shiny camo scheme. This was a 360 Sqn aircraft (all T.17’s were) and the shiny look and white undersides leads me to think it is fairly ‘new’. 360 Sqn moved to Cotty in April 1969 (and later moved to Wyton in September 1975). I have some pics of T.17’s of that era and all look nice and shiny as their ECM use was still ramping up. The presence of a T.17 may indicate that it’s at its home base as they only actually did a few airshows being quite heavily tasked.

I can just make out faint markings on the Can’s nose door. This would be its serial number and these began to be painted on there (I think) around 72/73. Pity it’s not a higher res scan.

Very tenuous thinking I know, but the dates equate with others given in this thread so I’ll nominate Cottesmore, BoB Open, 1973.

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I was pretty close to you then by the sounds.

What sounds? :confused:

Are we going to see any of your pix then Ollie?

Well, with the obvious number of forum blokes at the thing I wish I’d met up with you all. Could have then relied on a concentrated ‘tractor-pull’ to get me off the grounds! :rolleyes:

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