I watched the Guy Martin prog about the history of the last flight of a Vulcan. It was on Ch4 the other night.
Thoroughly enjoyable.
An awesome machine but oh so complex. When in uni we visited St Athan to see their maintenance process for them. HUGE computer print out of the jobs based on critical path methods to manage it.
When she did her last flight Ray and myself parked near the end of St Athan runway on the roadside. A good crowd built up.
Bang on time she came over the Severn crossing down the estuary, banked to approach, did a fairly low pass with power to generate the characteristic sound. Bloody awesome view as she passed directly overhead then climbed away.
The crew interviews brought home the realities of the Cold War era. I was young during the Cuban missile crisis when, at one stage, the Vulcans and US bombers had engines running in readiness. So so close to war, yet the commitment of the crews was there, knowing their own survival chances were slim.


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