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Category: Aircraft
Vulcan XH558 and Red Arrows, Dawlish, Devon, England, August 20th 2009
A few weeks ago, a Post featured the Avro Vulcan, a Cold War nuclear bomber returned to flying condition. Well here it is again, with friends.
Dawlish is a lovely, typical sea-side town in the county of Devon in the SW of England. It is less than 15 miles away from Totnes in Devon which, for many years, was my local town.
The weather in Dawlish can be delightful – sometimes!
But the setting is perfect for an air show.
Imaginative versions of the film Downfall
My son, who is a commercial pilot flying with a company that have a number of Boeing 787s on order, sent me a YouTube clip that is a re-subtitled version of the film Downfall. That film, by the way, is an excellent portrayal of the
last days of Hitler in 1945 and well recommended.
Anyway, it appears that the art of substitution is alive and well because a YouTube search reveals film clips of Hitler learning about Michael Jackson’s death, Hitler being banned from playing XBox Live, Hitler loves his waffles and more.
This particular clip is about Hitler learning of delays in the delivery of the Boeing 787. It’s funny (but does include some minor vulgarity).
This is just self-indulgence!
This is not my dog but it brings out the same feelings in me as if I was looking at my German Shepherd.
Avro Vulcan Cold War Bomber XH558 takes to the skies again.
That was almost two years ago and, at the time, it wasn’t sure how the funds would keep coming in to enable this amazing aircraft to remain in the air.
Remarkably, the money was found and this great, historic aircraft flies on.
Learning from Dogs 