XM603 delivery to Woodford 1982

[Skudupnorth]

Seeing as the future is good for 603 i thought it would be good to share some photo's i took on the day she was delivered to Woodford on March 12th 1982.These are just scanned off the old prints themslves and taken with a trusty (but heavy) Zenith EM camera.The ones taken airside were a last minute "should we or should'nt we" climb the fence to join in ! Me and my friend locked our bikes up and managed to grap a few pictures before we were collared and asked to leave.......well worth the risk but would have been hard to explain to our school if we had been arrested !

[Jigsaw]

Great stuff. Love old pics like these

[Dan4th]

Thank You Mister Skud!

What a great memory for you

Does anyone know who were the aircrew
doing the delivery that day?

Danf.

[Skudupnorth]

Was a good day even though the weather was touch and go.Not sure on the aircrew names,i'm sure they were put on the crew door when she was painted white.So happy her future is bright.
I thought i had lost these photo's so i am so pleased to have found them the other day and now share them with everyone.

[Ramshornvortex]

Does anyone know who were the aircrew doing the delivery that day?

The mixed BAe/RAF crew that delivered Avro Vulcan B2 XM603, formerly of No 44 (Rhodesia) Squadron, to Woodford aerodrome in March 1982.

? Lazzels, Terry Mitchell, Bob Pogson, Charles Masefield - Executive Director-Production for the Manchester Division of British Aerospace and former Chief Test Pilot, Ted Hartley, Sqn Ldr Joe L'Estrange, Wg Cdr Simon Baldwin - OC 44(R) Sqn.

Bob Pogson bailed out of Vulcan B1 XA891 in 1959.

Picture here: http://www.avrovulcan.org.uk/603/aircrew.htm

[Skudupnorth]

I bet it was a real treat to be Bae staff on the last flight !

[Dan4th]

Hmmmm........

Masefield.......

Masefield......

Are Charles and Barry Brothers?????????

Danf.

[Jigsaw]

Hmmmm........

Masefield.......

Masefield......

Are Charles and Barry Brothers?????????

Danf.

Beat me to it mate

[Jogger321]

I believe Sqn Ldr Joe L'Estrange was at the wheel when XM655 flew into Wellesbourne

[Sooty655]

I believe Sqn Ldr Joe L'Estrange was at the wheel when XM655 flew into Wellesbourne

Wheel?? It is a control column.

It's a Vulcan, not a bl00dy Victor, you know.

Yes, Sqn Ldr L'Estrange did fly XM655 from Waddo to Wellesbourne on her last flight.

[Mayfly]

To the best of my knowledge Barry doesn't have any brothers

[Dan4th]

Cousins?????????

Anyhow, I think Skudupnorth deserves
a Big Round of Applause

Those are Great Photos!

D.

[Skudupnorth]

Cousins?????????

Anyhow, I think Skudupnorth deserves
a Big Round of Applause

Those are Great Photos!

D.

Many thanks Glad you all like them

[Nickolas]

Errr sorry but what have I missed????

[Dan4th]

Errr sorry but what have I missed????

Read the Thread, your Holiness...........

Danf.

[Blue_2]

Wheel?? It is a control column.

It's a Vulcan, not a bl00dy Victor, you know.

Oi! and what's wrong with a 'bl00dy Victor'?!

[Sooty655]

Wheel?? It is a control column.

It's a Vulcan, not a bl00dy Victor, you know.

Oi! and what's wrong with a 'bl00dy Victor'?!

Absolutely nothing, old chap.

Except that it isn't a Vulcan

[Blue_2]

Remind me, how many thousand pounders could a Vulcan carry?!

[Sooty655]

Remind me, how many thousand pounders could a Vulcan carry?!

Significantly less than a Victor.

But significantly further before the wings fell off.

[Dan4th]

[Crew chief]

To the best of my knowledge Barry doesn't have any brothers

Barry has loads of brothers they are small and orange and work for Mr Wonka

[Jigsaw]

[WaddoVet]

Here's a pix of XM603 Streaming at Waddington in 1978 - Note she was a 50 Sqn a/c at the time and one I spent many hours working on.

[Dan4th]

Knice Knickers!

Danf.

[Skudupnorth]

Here's a pix of XM603 Streaming at Waddington in 1978 - Note she was a 50 Sqn a/c at the time and one I spent many hours working on.

Nice pic,wish she had streamed on her delivery to Woodford,it would have just topped the day.