I know there have been a few threads on this recently so may be of interest. I was driving in Midlothian today when I heard a plane overhead but it sounded unusual. Looked up to find a low flying Delta wing plane flying low directly above the car. Does anyone know if this could have been a Vulcan bomber from Leuchars?

No idea but one flew right over my house at low level, banking almost overhead last Sunday. I almost came in my pants.

Edit – I was cooking a BBQ and drinking beer as it happened. A perfect ‘bloke’ moment.

It was displaying at Leuchars today

Thanks druidh. That’s what I thought but was not sure. Took me by surprise, the sound was unlike any other plane I have heard.

Whooooomp!

I cannot understand the amount of adoration for these monstrosities, not even combat proven!

Each to their own. I don’t understand the amount of adoration for most celebrities and any footballer but I recognise that’s just my choice and I don’t go on to threads about such folk and whinge at the choice of other folk.

druidh – Member

cheekyboy » I cannot understand the amount of adoration for these monstrosities, not even combat proven!

Each to their own. I don’t understand the amount of adoration for most celebrities and any footballer but I recognise that’s just my choice and I don’t go on to threads about such folk and whinge at the choice of other folk.

OK, sorry, just responding, wont bother in future…..I do admire your choices though.

cheekyboy – Member

not even combat proven!

Black Buck was some sort of training exercise?

cheekyboy – Member

not even combat proven!

Black Buck was some sort of training exercise?

A complete failure and a waste of fuel !

possibly an attempt to justify the existence of the raf, which really ought to have been disbanded in the 1950`s to free up more funds for the Navy and the Army.

A complete failure and a waste of fuel !

Their mission was to deny the Stanley runway to fast jets. They succeeded.

Sure, it was a way for the RAF to feel wanted and important, as I’m sure a Harrier could have managed the same, if it had had any night-bombing aids, which it didn’t.

which really ought to have been disbanded in the 1950`s to free up more funds for the Navy and the Army.

Just a little historical lesson for you:

1) The only reason we were never invaded in WWII was because the nazis couldn’t secure air superiority over Britain

2) The Navy did a great job of defending Singapore with HMS Prince of Wales and Repulse when the Japanese airforce showed up 🙄

You can’t win a war without winning in the air, and in the 1950s, we needed something to drop the nukes on Russia, which was a bit beyond the scope of submarines back then.

That’s open to debate. But regardless, they were combat missions over enemy held territory and the planes (sometimes) did the (insane) job they were asked to. Sounds combat proven to me…

But anyhoo. I think the real attraction of the Vulcans is that they look cool and make a racket.

But anyhoo. I think the real attraction of the Vulcans is that they look cool and make a racket.

+1

Black Buck 1-7 notwithstanding, we should be glad these were never used in anger in their original role. But still a great piece of engineering. And a low Vulcan flyby really is quite an experience!

perhaps they were used “in anger” in their original role – nuclear deterrent. just a thought

We were at Carfest last bank holiday weekend and had a low level Vulcan flypast (3 or 4 times I think)

As it happened I was stood cooking meat on an open fire and drinking beer too !)

As mentioned earlier, Awesome bloke moment.

Helped immensely by the fact I was also watching and listening to numerous F1 cars and Supercars on the hill climb at the same time.

Trouble is they have to be flown very gently now. Watching them at displays 30 years ago was jaw-dropping…seeing something that big going vertical with dials set to 11 was 😯

FWIW, this was my favourite display of the show.

perhaps they were used “in anger” in their original role – nuclear deterrent. just a thought

yep – very glad they, and the other V Bombers never had to go and drop their original cargo.

One flew over my sons cricket match at Bolton by Bowland in the Ribble Valley last sunday, quite impressive. It looked like a stealth bomber to my layman’s eye but someone told me in a very excited voice it was a Vulcan

But anyhoo. I think the real attraction of the Vulcans is that they look cool and make a racket.

I’m not a plane-head, but there must be more to it than this?

I cannot understand the amount of adoration for these monstrosities, not even combat proven!

Basically it’s like this.
If it has to be explained to you, you will never understand.

Don’t the hairs on the back of your neck ever stand up?

And a low Vulcan flyby really is quite an experience!

Not as much as a four Vulcan scramble at RAF Finningley in 1977 at the Silver Jubilee airshow!

a spitfire coming straight at us at about 50ft at East Kirby at few year ago was something else too….

Saw the Vulcan last week at Southport, it may not be combat proven but I’m happy for it not to be, the (nuclear) fall out may not be good

It’s big, looks like nothing much else and has a unique sound. As has already been said, they treat it with kid-gloves these days but they used to throw them about like bombers aren’t.

cheekyboy – Member
I cannot understand the amount of adoration for these monstrosities, not even combat proven!

🙄

From a couple of years ago at the Uffington Show:

_MG_5166 by Mark and Kirsty Beaman, on Flickr

and

_MG_5174 by Mark and Kirsty Beaman, on Flickr

It flew over Harrogate last weekend, must have been on its way back from Southport.

Amazing site.

Druids, was there too and the meteor and chinook displays were my favs. Bit sunburned today after staring into the sun 😀

As I was riding past the Cabinet War Rooms earlier today, a lone Spitfire came overheard. Stunning.

I wouldn’t say i know a lot about planes, but there’s something about the old ones that always has me stop in my tracks and look up to admire it. We always leg it out of the shop when we hear a merlin engine!

Would love to see a Vulcan flying, only ever seen the one at the Cosford Air museum along with the other 2 V Bombers. Still amazed whenever I go in the hanger and see all 3 together.

A10 warthog is plane I would like to see in the flesh as long as I wasn’t sitting in an Iraqi tank!

When I saw the one at mine I nearly ran in to get my camera then decided just to stand, stop doing anything and just watch it. Beautiful.

A nice look down at the Vulcan here.

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkWO5zVPz4g[/video]

I love Vulcans me (but not the Spock type)
Saw that 4 Vulcan scramble, saw XM610 crash (well, flew over my school then crashed) & remember watching, through my 20 X 80 bins, a Vulcan being re-fuelled by a K2 Victor, high over Northern England.
A long long time ago.

^^^^^^ That is a great video.

cheekyboy – Member
I cannot understand the amount of adoration for these monstrosities, not even combat proven!

Maybe a bit of stuff in the Falklands.

However, if you’ve never been combat proven it probably means that you’ve done your job, ie – scared off the opposition.

Another pic from Leuchars yesterday

You must be packing a BIG tripod…..

😉

Was up Lucklaw hill