My two best memories of the Vulcan are both from USAF air displays – can’t remember which, Lakenheath, Mildenhall, Upper Heyford??
The first was becoming aware of the reaction of some of the US airmen who, presumably, hadn’t seen a Vulcan before. They were, in modern parlance, gob-smacked at the way this large bomber was being thrown about the sky like a fighter. It made me real proud to be British.
Second was espying a Vulcan on static during a sudden torrential downpour we’re so used to during the summer. Large, large expanses of deserted concrete and grass as everyone had darted for cover. For about a hundred (I guess) people the Vulcan had been the nearest ‘cover’ and there was this triangular-shaped mass of humanity huddled together under their Vulcan ‘umbrella’. I went out (and got soaked) to get a photo – wish I could find it.
Of course there is also the time at Waddington when on camp with the ATC on the firing butts near the end of the runway as a Vulcan was landing ……..:o
Roger Smith.
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