can i ask a question.. who on this forum wants to see a Avro Vulcan in the air again… i certainly do.. if the answer is yes.. then for Gods sake lets give the people who can do this some support and not moan and groan about everything they do… ok so they are having problems, before you critizise imagine yourself in the situation..

Well said, it’s bloody hard work for these guys, the last thing they need is a bunch of “Arm chair experts” bleating and bitching. For ****s sake grow up.

I imagine it would be different if it was a Halifax or a Mancherster.

I personaly would like to see a Victor back in the air. But I have the memories of working on them, to some they’re only dusty artifacts.

mick

You can sit and say what you like about the senior executives of this project, they’re the ones who “spend the cash”.

But under no circumstances say anything against the engineers on the hangar floor.

I hope it does fly again, it’s a big ask, but don’t keep knocking the Vulcan.

mick.

Why is it that bbmf lanc always seem to fly with the top escape hatches open?

Coz it gets bloody hot in there on a transitt flight on a hot day, and it helps the air flow down to the plebs in cattle class down the back.

mick

Rolls Royce’s Spitfire XIX currently sitting pretty on the ramp in FAB.
Hope it displays as we are getting fed up with all the noisy stuff the last few days – and the airshow hasn’t even started yet!

The Plane Sailing Catalina did a nice show yesterday and another Spit was around on Tuesday – didn’t see which one though. Rumour control suggested it may have be a clipped wing one with stripes, which I think narrows it down to BBMF’s MkIX.

I think you’ll find out that the Spitfire displaying on Tuesday at FAB was “The Grace Spitfire”.
I have it on very good authority, ie the owner/pilot herself.

mick.

Dare i ask!

Is the Lanc still outside and waiting for a certain visitor on Sunday?

Peter

Dream on, !!!

There have been a few references to the numpty level at airshows and I have to say that I have found it to be highest in the commentary booth at a lot of airshows. Why do so many commentators come out with stuff that is obviously wrong to anyone who has ever bothered to study a little bit of the info they have available?

Don’t go there, a very good mate of mine and a few others on this forum, got banned for life for making simillar comments, even if it is true.

Old saying – the truth hurts.

mick

The ladies who got this line-up arranged and spread the word so people could go see it, you mean? Yes, clearly just hangers-on. I wonder why the IWM bother sometimes. In their position with crap like the above being posted I know I certainly wouldn’t bother with any future opportunities.

If it wasn’t for the above crap –

If it wasn’t for people making comments and enlightening certain parties, the ladies who informed you wouldn’t have known what to inform you about so don’t sit staring through your lens and pontificating, read all the other posts regarding this subject.

Oh and i wasn’t the only one commenting on the lack of / missed marketing oppertunities.

If anything we were trying to help the IWM.

mick

No need for that tone. It’s apparent that you need something explaining; there are several current and former employees of IWM on these boards, two of which might reasonably have thought you were responding directly to them when you talked of “offending”.

Marketing department.

Is that better. Nothing against the the poor sods restoring the aeroplanes or archiving, just the administrative hangers on.

Better……

obviously a nerve touched somewhere.

mick.