I remember growing up when the Vulcan was in it’s prime circa early seventies ! Was Britain really that ‘Great’ ? I remember the winter blackouts-
Your history is a little skewed. By the early seventies the Vulcans were past their prime having been relegated from the first division of nuclear deterrence by missile armed sub’s.
I too recall the winter blackouts, and also the prospects of my near future deployment with the ‘green godesses’ as the reserve, dangerous, fire engines were called (luckily my involvment with some priority trials installations on naval aircraft kept me out of that as it turned out).
Also the Great part of Great Britain came about considerably before that 1970s period.
Now as for getting this Vulcan into the air I consider this a most worthy project that should be supported by the organisation that has gained so much from past achievments in the aviation industry.
Yes, considering the amount of taxpayers money BAe Systems, and defence procurement in general through many privatisation scams (which could open a whole can of worms but see my reference at [1]) I should think they have a bonded duty to support the Vulcan venture, and the Vixen one too, if only by covering operating costs other than spares.
[1] What I am referring to here is the woefull story of self interest that runs through this business like mycelium through mouldy cheese ranted about by Lewis Page in his ‘Lions Donkeys and Dinosaurs: Waste and Blundering in the Military’ which is a must read for any interested in defence matters.
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