Off with his head!

Did anyone see the History channel program a while back which presented evidence that at least one midget sub was at Pearl during the attack.
The evidence is based on a photo taken by a Japanese Attacking Aircraft which accidentally captured what looks like a midget sub breaking surface, and the trail of a torpedo heading towards battleship row.
The midget subs were known to surface suddenly after torp launch due to the effects of buoyancy and before the crew could trim again.
I’ve read books on the subject and all say that no subs were at Pearl but this image looked intriguing. I guess it’s possible one did sneak in and then subsequently sunk outside the Harbour.

What’s it like when the bomb releases?
I would imagine it’s quite a noisy sudden shock when it goes.
BTW what’s a GoPro?

There’s a lot of anger on this thread (some of which is probably just) but I think we need to look at the positives.
Without the people who put the Vulcan back in the air we wouldn’t have had the opportunity to see her. My sisters kids and my missus have all seen a Vulcan fly for the first time, as I would expect many other generations have. The airframe is preserved and I hope flys again but even if not the potential to be a taxi or museum exhibit is high. Don’t forget the MOD and Government didn’t want her.
If we compare what happened to the vulcan to other display aircraft over the years it’s not an uncommon occurance for `joe cockup` to intervene occasionally, in fact the Vulcan had a minor ****-up compared to some.
When I saw the words `farewell` on her bomb doors man y years ago I never thought 558 would still be around today.
So lets look forward to a swift repair (the engines might be savable) and another year on the circuit.
If she doesn’t fly again I think the airshow scene will be just a little bit more lonelier a place.

Dave F86 – The system will involve removing the bags before flight. Its happened successfully on previous occasions therefore its not a systemic failing . The bags are placed there by a human -they are removed by a human -therefore sad to say but the humans failed again!

I think the point being made was that if you make it obvious there is something in the intake it’s less likely to be forgotten.

Why not a pole with a mirror on so you can look into the intakes, or maybe a web cam?

Well at least it’s not a failure of the engines or the aircraft.
Hope they can fix her as I was looking forward to some Vulcan action this year.

I wonder why one of the wheels has a hole drilled out?