[XH588 Vulcan to fly over Norwich]

3 hours ago, Hockham Admiral said:

1sostatic, Hi.

A warm welcome aboard the good ship NBN and I look forward so to hearing about your Dad. Is Mum (June) still with us? Your Dad had a big influence on my subsequent aircrew career when I transferred to the front seat!

Neil, do you know which Sqn John Willis was on and was he P, N or AEO?

Sorry to be late in answering but I've been away a few days.

Hi ...I'm Alex btw

Mum is fine, thank you 

It is a pleasure to finally find someone who knew Sqdn Ldr K.P. Clarke

I have very little idea of my Dads work colleagues...only some of his work -- he went off to the Empire Test Boscombe Down, where I spend a sizable chunk of my childhood; Having our daily display of old Harvard's Jet provost's, EE Lightnings... and my favourite the F4 Phantom. 

I'll go into the loft and see what other photographic memorabilia I can find.... somewhere, there is a shot of Dad Very-pistol in hand -, Mum stood watching ... and me on a baby blanket, a few months old, shrieking my head off... as a group of Vulcan's are taking off. Guess which noise would have dominated? 

All the very best -- hope we meet in a pub one day 

 

[XH588 Vulcan to fly over Norwich]

On 03/06/2015 at 06:32, Hockham Admiral said:

What a magnificent machine she is and was!

 

I first flew in one, a Mk1, XA 901, on the 15th August, 1963 at the Vulcan Operational Conversion Unit (OCU) at RAF Finningley.

 

 

After I completed the OCU, the crew I joined was Ken Clarke (Capt), Ian Wormald (Co-Pilot), Jack Frost (Nav Plotter), Andy Ades (Nav Radar) and myself (Air Electronics Officer).

 

We were later known as "Clarke's Five" on No 101 Squadron at RAF Waddington...................

 

 

I Have images that may interest you -- they have something in common and are on my office wall.