Mick Norton Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Vulcan being towed by an RE Terex tractor. The RAF were not happy when this image appeared..! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pzkpfw-e Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 XM607, was the first Vulcan to bomb Port Stanley's airfield. It's now parked at RAF Waddington, by the side of the A15. The photo shows its engine exhausts, have their blanking plates, so is this when it was being moved for display? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ploughman Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 That would have been the RE TA ADR unit based at Waddington. Terex 72-71 the biggest machine of its type in use by the RE TA. We had similar machines at RAF Leeming in 234 Fd Sqn Const RE and similar tasks were often done around the airfield if we had the gear and manpower to do a job. I recall moving a Victor that had some sort of problem and the RAF Forklift was not available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAFMT Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 17 hours ago, Pzkpfw-e said: The photo shows its engine exhausts, have their blanking plates, so is this when it was being moved for display? I agree, if it had come off the runway on take off or landing it would have made a bigger mess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surveyor Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 2 hours ago, RAFMT said: I agree, if it had come off the runway on take off or landing it would have made a bigger mess. The tractor seems to have left marks as though the ground is soft so wouldn't the Vulcan wheels bog down? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ploughman Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 It looks like the tow strops are attached from the tow hook on the machine to eachh wheel set on the Vulcan. Therefore the Vulcan is being moved backwards. If on a fairly unused / overgrown part of the airfield then mud or debris is likely to be encountered. The low row that can be seen would have been produced by the Terex when getting into position. Those tyres on it are massive and will squeeze any debris out to form a ridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ploughman Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 Photo of similar machine at RAF Leeming pre 1996 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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