tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795385237882019506.post8854501601473554503..comments2024-02-05T22:44:26.812-08:00Comments on Tailspin's Tales: • Falkland Mission ImpossibleTomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14682476305241175707noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795385237882019506.post-12751859878442211242012-03-10T11:06:45.142-08:002012-03-10T11:06:45.142-08:00The mighty one did the job it shows what the RAF i...The mighty one did the job it shows what the RAF is capable of Rule Britiania G-d Save The Queenfruitofukrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00488730246621229311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795385237882019506.post-69987422820779780712010-12-07T12:37:09.195-08:002010-12-07T12:37:09.195-08:00http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5005/5241571563_515...http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5005/5241571563_515ddef2b8_m.jpg<br /><br />Avro Vulcan as it fles along the flight line at this Summer's Goodwood festival.<br /><br />The aircraft is the one that actually bombed the runway on the Falkland Islands in 1982 and is kept together by a growing club of supporters.<br /><br />The noise from its engines as it went past was measured at a mere 168 decibels and the "shock wave" extended almost three miles behind it.<br /><br />The crowd were clearly not expecting it and several people stopped dead in their tracks, one close by dropped her drink and a lot of people covered their ears.<br /><br />"Awesome" just does not do it justice!<br /><br />Dr Chris Ridgewell., Gd.Ch.LHonn.; OBE; FRSAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com