RAF Brize Norton Families Day, with Added Vulcan! (pics)

[Manonthefence]

Well the sun shone and the big bird(s) didnt break so all went according to plan.

The Vacher Hurricane





The Falcons jumped from a Chinook, which then went onto display





Selected highlights from the QBF







The main event

















I have to say that a Martin Withers Vulcan display is a real "howler"! Its great.

Then the playmates came out to join in the fun






A job well done


Finally, the landing!

[Firebird]

I have to say that a Martin Withers Vulcan display is a real "howler"! Its great.

I bet when Martin was flying Vulcan '607 down to the Falkland Islands that night in May 1982 to drop those 21 x 1000 pounders across the runway at Stanley he would have never imagined that 27 years later he'd be flying a Vulcan again at airshows

Love the Vulcan - VC10 combo

[spookythecat]

Those are are some great shots!

[Janie]

Excellent, as always, Nick.

Jx

[bdk]

What! No C-17 display? I'd love to see some of your fantastic photos featuring a C-17.

[Manonthefence]

Apparently 99Sqn who fly the C-17 were asked but declined (as its a families day it was purely voluntary)

[peter]

Picture 10, what us the white plumes of smoke coming from the vents under the port side engines??

[CAPFlyer]

They're coming out of all 4 engines (not as visible on the starboard engines, but they're there) and if I remember correctly (from asking about a similar picture from last year), they're just condensation trails.

[peter]

Thanks Capflyer.. thought maybe somethign was wrong...

[Manonthefence]

Picture 10, what us the white plumes of smoke coming from the vents under the port side engines??

Even ladies gotta take a pee sometime