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Tuesday Talk - Vulcan Aircraft - 19 Nov 2024
Joe Marsden gave us a talk in February 2023 about the Falkland Islands - now he's back to tell us about Vulcan aircraft.
Flying higher than airliners at nearly the speed of sound, manoeuvring at five times the force of gravity, and under radar at heights lower than a church tower - Squadron Leader Joe Marsden burned 1,000 gallons of fuel per hour in iconic Vulcan bombers and flew through nuclear fall-out. He was shot at by the Army, RAF and Royal Navy and lived to tell the tale. He has a wealth of facts and anecdotes of his 29 years in the Royal Air Force during the Cold War period.
Joe’s talk this time will concentrate on the Vulcan - illustrated by photos and film clips to show its capability. He will briefly cover the history of the Vulcan but will mainly talk about the personal aspects of flying this famous aircraft. He will cover crew responsibilities, preparation and the practicalities of the various roles he was involved in without missing the more light-hearted aspects of the job in a journey which took him from Cyprus in the East to Midway Island and Alaska in the West as well as up into the Arctic Circle to test Russian response.
In all Joe has flown 34 different Vulcan aircraft including XH558 which was flying until 2016, and XL426 which is at Southend Airport being kept in ground-running condition and to taxied on occasions
Sounds like a great talk - so do join us.
Sign up to give an indication of the number attending - or just turn up on the night. Friends and family also welcome. The talk is free.
Bar open from 19.30 and the talk starts promptly at 20.00.