poolebob Posted August 23, 2015 Just watched it display at bournemouth air show. Sad to think I will never see its like again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shipbroker Posted August 23, 2015 Vulcan over our rally at Woodmansey ( nr Hull) on Wednesday for about 15 minutes. ...not far from her home in Lincolnshire, she was doing practice wing swings. ...came back again Thursday briefly in normal flight. .....had Spitfires over in dribs and drabs over the week. .some very late in day, almost dark. geoff Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Upyonder Posted August 23, 2015 Vulcan over our rally at Woodmansey ( nr Hull) on Wednesday for about 15 minutes. ...not far from her home in Lincolnshire, she was doing practice wing swings. ...came back again Thursday briefly in normal flight. .....had Spitfires over in dribs and drabs over the week. .some very late in day, almost dark. geoff Spitfires. ...' Ah! Proper aeroplanes, not like them flyin' blowlamps. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
poolebob Posted August 23, 2015 Vulcan over our rally at Woodmansey ( nr Hull) on Wednesday for about 15 minutes. ...not far from her home in Lincolnshire, she was doing practice wing swings. ...came back again Thursday briefly in normal flight. .....had Spitfires over in dribs and drabs over the week. .some very late in day, almost dark. geoff Now there was me thinking Doncaster was in Yorkshire. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Black Grouse Posted August 23, 2015 The Vulcan To The Sky website for XH558 proclaims "Welcome to Yorkshire". When operational with the RAF, the Vulcan was based at Conningsby, Scampton and Waddington in Lincs, Cottesmore in Leics and Finningley (where XH558 is based) in South Yorkshire - but in the event of conflict would be dispersed among 26 other bases and visited many other bases. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GAS Posted August 23, 2015 The Vulcan To The Sky website for XH558 proclaims "Welcome to Yorkshire". When operational with the RAF, the Vulcan was based at Conningsby, Scampton and Waddington in Lincs, Cottesmore in Leics and Finningley (where XH558 is based) in South Yorkshire - but in the event of conflict would be dispersed among 26 other bases and visited many other bases. Used to do circuits and bumps at Machrihanish and that was in 78. Funny enough some aircraft that visited our NATO MDA use to go U/S and the crew's would always have their Golf Clubs . .. Swange . .. Swange indeed. .. GAS . ... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steamdrivenandy Posted August 23, 2015 Standard NATO aircrew issue GAS. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shipbroker Posted August 23, 2015 Now there was me thinking Doncaster was in Yorkshire. And so right you are. ...sorry Geoff Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Black Grouse Posted August 23, 2015 They've messed around with county boundaries so much - South Yorkshire was never a Riding so not really Yorkshire - then there was Humberside - I haven't got a clue anymore. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steamdrivenandy Posted August 23, 2015 We lived 15 year in't North Yorkshire, just south of Ripon. But t'weren't really North Yorkshire cos before reorganisation it were in West Riding. Them politicians do fiddle about and I very much doubt that any of their boundary changes ever actually save the money they suggest. Take it all back to pre 1970 and let us get on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Black Grouse Posted August 24, 2015 We lived 15 year in't North Yorkshire, just south of Ripon. But t'weren't really North Yorkshire cos before reorganisation it were in West Riding. Them politicians do fiddle about and I very much doubt that any of their boundary changes ever actually save the money they suggest. Take it all back to pre 1970 and let us get on. One of my favourite pubs in Teesdale proudly flies the North Yorkshire flag despite now being in Co Durham - the river used to be the boundary with Co Durham but the reorganisation extended Co Durham and moved the boundary south to the watershed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nosnibora Posted August 24, 2015 (edited) As said earlier the Vulcans were based at RAF Finningley, they had an annual air show, we went each year with our owners club, on the Sunday after all the day trippers had left, the Vulcan put on a extra show for the remaining caravaners, watched by the kids from the static Vulcan that was parked up. When it was operational the MPs had Russian wolfhounds as guard dogs, they also supplied the caught rabbits for the cook house. Nos Edited August 24, 2015 by nosnibora Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shipbroker Posted August 24, 2015 One of my favourite pubs in Teesdale proudly flies the North Yorkshire flag despite now being in Co Durham - the river used to be the boundary with Co Durham but the reorganisation extended Co Durham and moved the boundary south to the watershed. Stupid wasn't it! At least my nearest local town is County Town so won't fiddle with that. .. geoff Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul_B Posted August 24, 2015 They've messed around with county boundaries so much - South Yorkshire was never a Riding so not really Yorkshire - then there was Humberside - I haven't got a clue anymore. South Yorkshire was West Riding, Humberside was East Riding. Finningley was in Nottinghamshire when Robin hood was a lad Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robloasby Posted August 24, 2015 They've messed around with county boundaries so much - South Yorkshire was never a Riding so not really Yorkshire - then there was Humberside - I haven't got a clue anymore. And almost without anyone noticing, South Yorkshire nicked Finningley from Nottinghamshire. .. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GAS Posted October 1, 2015 For Us Cold War Aircraft buffs. .. Been to many in ma day's in the RAF and commercially . .. Hope the link works. ... GAS . ..... https://youtu. be/zxshOMFTZdM 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nosnibora Posted October 1, 2015 Thanks, brought back lots of happy memories of RAF Finningley. Nos Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Disco Kid Posted October 1, 2015 All you ex-mob bods . . If you have not already found it, the forum at http://rafforum. activeboard. com/ is a good place to visit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chrisbee Posted October 1, 2015 All you ex-mob bods . . If you have not already found it, the forum at http://rafforum. activeboard. com/ is a good place to visit. Can you get Brylcreem at discounted rates? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Disco Kid Posted October 1, 2015 (edited) Can you get Brylcreem at discounted rates? No point . . none of us have enough hair left to use it on . . Edited October 1, 2015 by Disco Kid 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Seaman Posted October 1, 2015 No point . . none of us have enough hair left to use it on . . Ha! Ha! Ha! Great response!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GAS Posted October 1, 2015 I seem to be growing more hair but its out of ma hooter and ma lugs. Even found a huge grey hair growing out of ma ear LOOB !! Swange !! GAS . ..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Disco Kid Posted October 1, 2015 (edited) GAS, can you compete with this . ... ? The longest nipple hair is 17. 00 cm (6. 69 in) and belongs to Daniele Tuveri (Italy), as measured in Cagliari, Italy, on 13 March 2013. Guinness Book of Worlld Records Edited October 1, 2015 by Disco Kid Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nosnibora Posted October 1, 2015 Thanks, brought back lots of happy memories of RAF Finningley. Nos I meant watching it while on the club rallies there, I am far too young to have worked there and I have a full mop of blackish hair on my head. Nos Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pagan8c Posted October 1, 2015 GAS, can you compete with this . ... ? The longest [/size]nipple hair[/size] is 17. 00 cm (6. 69 in) and belongs to Daniele Tuveri (Italy)[/size], as measured in Cagliari, Italy, on 13 March 2013. [/size] Guinness Book of Worlld Records[/size] And that is just the women's record lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
