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Following on from the topic about copying slides.

I have started to copy slides that were taken by my dad. The usual stuff, kids, holidays, weddings. He was a keen plane spotter so I hoped something would turn up of interest. Today it did.

I knew somewhere there would be a picture of a Vulcan.



I zoomed in to get it's number, XM-645, then Googled it and found the following film. The picture was taken in 1971.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FLEzoMiT90

I've got a fabulous picture of a Vulcan flying on one Olympus engine (trialling for the Concorde) somewhere from when I was a cadet acting as a marshal at Farnborough air show.
I wish I could find it!

That is a good picture!

christel wrote:That is a good picture!

Thank you, taken by my dad, sadly no longer alive. I was about 7 but I still remember seeing the Vulcan flying overhead like a huge moth. :)

Great Picture, might make it a screensaver

Found this, amazing short take off for such a large aircraft.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIJOE_DC ... ure=fvwrel

Chuck wrote:Great Picture, might make it a screensaver

Please do, my dad would have been pleased.

He didn't have anything to do with computers and asked me "what use is the internet?" Wish he was around now to show him that one of his pictures could be seen at the click of a mouse.

bobbob..
A really terrific photo. Your Dad's slides were clearly looked after much better than mine... Please lets have some more...


Jenks

dodgyrog wrote:I've got a fabulous picture of a Vulcan flying on one Olympus engine (trialling for the Concorde) somewhere from when I was a cadet acting as a marshal at Farnborough air show.
I wish I could find it!

D/rog..

Please try and find it! I would love to see it. This from a previous post of mine...

The Olympus (Concorde) engine was tested on the Vulcan. I recall being out walking the family dog, a highly strung Collie cross. We were on Wind Mill hill between Ludgershall and Tidworth when I spotted the Vulcan approaching. It got to almost directly overhead when they lit the Olympus engine. The air was filled with an almost electrical crackling noise followed by the roar of the Olympus. Truly thrilling moment. The bloody dog disappeared I found her two hours later quivering under my bed.


Jenks

Yes more slides please Bobbob

Well, you asked for it.......................................






Me and my big brother :)

I don't have a lot more yet as I have been busy doing other things. I hope to look through some more on Sunday as we are at Bisley tomorrow. I will look for planes particularly unless you want anything that shows general life from the 60's onwards. Like this.