I was stood further to the right along the crowd line from where the video was shot, as I’d wanted to watch the Blenheim start up. (Memory is getting old but I’m pretty sure that the BBMF Lanc was on the same pan with it, too) As I was snapping away (Practika B100, 200mm zoom, manual film advance!!!) I had an impression of the Blenheim people instinctively running towards their aircraft. Used to have more shots, particularly of the aftermath, but this is it now. I remember the hush, too…

I always wonder about IWM London’s Lancaster nose section DV372- what happened to the rest of the aircraft, and when?

This is out on DVD now, with a few little bits of extras- the North and South tour, a display, and the trailer.

Guy Martin – Last Flight of the Vulcan Bomber

Guy’s planned TV efforts for 2016 have already been announced but I wonder if there’ll be any future aviation based programmes?

Well, I finally got to sit down in some peace and watch this this morning.

What a beautiful, beautiful documentary- powerful and emotional from start to finish. Brilliantly filmed, with cameras mounted on areas of the CWH Lanc that you don’t normally see views of in the air! Nice and honest, too- the false start, the display training difficulties, the engine failure and change- it’s all in there. As others have said, the displays section is perhaps a little light- only brief glimpses of the Vulcan day, Dams flyover etc, and no coverage of flying over NX611 at all- but this is a teensy tiny observation. The Canadian crew, in fact everybody featured, comes over so very, very well- what a lovely film this was. Thank you to all concerned.