Although this is a historical record, the current news is the UK really is retiring the Vulcan Bomber after over sixty years of service. It's one of the most beautiful aircraft which ever flew and they became famous in America after the Falkland Island strike but the history went much longer than that. (Mirror: Vulcan bomber farewell tour today - where you can see iconic fighter plane for final time)
Note: see it for the last time in England. There is no US flyover.
This historical record is from Australia and I was quite young, to the age I'm not sure if Doc was there. He had to have been because we're only a year apart. Maybe the event will trigger a memory.
There's no introduction as this was young enough that I don't remember what led to it. What I do remember is being absolutely stunned. I don't know what else happened at that airshow but this part I will never forget. I was only a young boy and I knew nothing of aircraft except my ol' Dad sometimes flew around on them. Now suddenly we teleport to the only airshow I remember him attending and there was Vulcan Bomber doing an on-the-deck flyover.
Right ... Over ... My ... Head
This is one gigantic aircraft and the roar of its four motors was fantastically incredible. This was magic which has been captivating ever since ... because it is absolutely impossible ... but ... look at that bird. It's unbelievable but there she is right over your head, looking regal, powerful and elegant, and flying off to who knows what impossibly cool sci-fi future ... maybe even a James Bond movie.
There was another air event, the likes of which I have not seen anywhere else. ANZAC Day in Australia is when the country remembers soldiers lost to war and people from all branches of the services would march informally in a parade of the soldiers who did make it back. This was in 1962 so those numbers are much thinner now but there was immense and quiet pride in them.
The day is a major event in Australia and there was a flyover by Canberra bombers, flying in formation. There were waves of them and I remember being awestruck that there were so many, all flying in formations of three aircraft.
One more to give you a perspective on the size of it:
No idea why it's painted black. Here's a US Air Force idea of the Canberra and you can tell the size of it by the size of the pilot. This is one large aircraft and these are what flew over Sydney in multiple formations of three on ANZAC Day. Now imagine multiple waves of these aircraft directly overhead and they come in ten, twenty, who knows how many waves of them, all flying low enough you can get a good look at them from anywhere in the city.
If you want to impress a kid, this will definitely do it.
These aircraft are a source of English pride as the Vulcan is from England and the Canberra is from Australia.
Note: see it for the last time in England. There is no US flyover.
This historical record is from Australia and I was quite young, to the age I'm not sure if Doc was there. He had to have been because we're only a year apart. Maybe the event will trigger a memory.
There's no introduction as this was young enough that I don't remember what led to it. What I do remember is being absolutely stunned. I don't know what else happened at that airshow but this part I will never forget. I was only a young boy and I knew nothing of aircraft except my ol' Dad sometimes flew around on them. Now suddenly we teleport to the only airshow I remember him attending and there was Vulcan Bomber doing an on-the-deck flyover.
Right ... Over ... My ... Head
This is one gigantic aircraft and the roar of its four motors was fantastically incredible. This was magic which has been captivating ever since ... because it is absolutely impossible ... but ... look at that bird. It's unbelievable but there she is right over your head, looking regal, powerful and elegant, and flying off to who knows what impossibly cool sci-fi future ... maybe even a James Bond movie.
There was another air event, the likes of which I have not seen anywhere else. ANZAC Day in Australia is when the country remembers soldiers lost to war and people from all branches of the services would march informally in a parade of the soldiers who did make it back. This was in 1962 so those numbers are much thinner now but there was immense and quiet pride in them.
The day is a major event in Australia and there was a flyover by Canberra bombers, flying in formation. There were waves of them and I remember being awestruck that there were so many, all flying in formations of three aircraft.
One more to give you a perspective on the size of it:
No idea why it's painted black. Here's a US Air Force idea of the Canberra and you can tell the size of it by the size of the pilot. This is one large aircraft and these are what flew over Sydney in multiple formations of three on ANZAC Day. Now imagine multiple waves of these aircraft directly overhead and they come in ten, twenty, who knows how many waves of them, all flying low enough you can get a good look at them from anywhere in the city.
If you want to impress a kid, this will definitely do it.
These aircraft are a source of English pride as the Vulcan is from England and the Canberra is from Australia.
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