Vulcan, The Last Flight

[Baldric]

Channel 4, 19:30 - 21:00.

What a superb programme, a great history,

Respect!!!

[Colmc54]

Sorry for my muddled suggestion that the demise of the Vulcan, a justifiable symbol of the supremacy of British aeronautical engineering for so long, was somehow symbolic of a more profound national fall from grace.

We can still be proud, not only of our history in this sector, but also for the pioneering work continuing today here in Britain. For instance,

http://www.reactionengines.co.uk/

[jomifl]

I remember witnessing a vulcan take of with afterburners at North Weald... unimaginable.

[furrypusscat]

Was it the one with Guy Martin, I recorded the programme but playback was only 1 hour not 90 minutes as in TV book. It definitely was the end after an hour as all credits came up and the recorder only stated 1 hour. Did anyone else notice or was there something on immediately after.

[baza]

The whole thing was 90 mins.

[retrocop]

baza
//My father flew in Swordfish during WW2 another underated aircraft.//
Then your father has my great respect. The "stringbags" and their crews accomplished many daring and useful torpedo attacks during the last war.
They sunk quite a bit of the Italian fleet whilst anchored. Unfortunateley the torpedoes used by the Fleet Air Arm that were successful in their runs in shallow habours were copied by the Japanese and we know what happened at Pear Harbour.
A stringbag took off from RNAS Yeovilton this year and dropped poppys on remembrance day. I am pleased they have one still flying as well as the Vulcan.