American Army Veteran Reacts To "When Britain Nuked America...TWICE!"

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[@moonramshaw1982]

There's not a better sound than the Vulcan roar

[@kathnunan641]

dont you mean The Vulcan Howl

[@2old4gamez]

The lady definitely didn't roar, but boy, could she howl! I agree though, there's no other sound like it.

[@moonramshaw1982]

@@kathnunan641 Correct. I don't know why I wrote roar lol

[@markborder906]

Except the sound of two pairs taking off on a simulated 4 minute warning scramble. Something I saw several times at Biggin Hill in the late 1950’s, early 60’s. Unforgettable.

[@Rachel_M_]

I last Saw it doing a brief display at RAF Cosford just after one of them had been restored.. Awesome sound.

[@nicksykes4575]

The reason the Vulcan stayed down at 56,000ft, instead of it's max altitude of around 63,000ft, was because the USSR didn't have anything that could get above 56,000. Incidentally, when their role of high level nuclear bomber was phased out, they switched to low level conventional bombers. During another joint exercise in Nevada, called Red Flag, which is still held most years, the USAF successfully intercepted a Vulcan sneaking across the desert at 100ft, what they didn't see were two Blackburn Buccaneers sat underneath it at around 30 ft.

[@abarratt8869]

Buccaneer pilots always were pirates, sneaking in everywhere.

[@jojeffrie962]

Wow

[@Jack-lk7wk]

Shit I never heard about this

[@newbymick1]

@@abarratt8869 that's why they carried the Jolly Roger of the nose

[@jollybodger]

@@Jack-lk7wk Liking the CANZUK flag as your pic. 👍

[@RltchieI]

And the worst part is it wasn’t a surprise attack, they knew they were coming…twice!

[@douglastodd1947]

@Rltchiel and the grounded all Commercial flights both times , if the RUSSIANS came over they would have commercial planes cluttering up radar screens along with their own Fighters & Rusky Bombers..

[@Philcoxon]

As Al Murray said about the attack on Pearl Harbour "How can a country, 2 years into a world war, be surprised".

[@user-bh7ey8jj5h]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Volcano-Man]

Not only that they knew we were coming, but on the second run, one of the Vulcans actually used the actual same route and git through. Pearl Harbor, they carried out an exercise and several 'enemy' aircraft got through, 'bombed' the targets and escaped before they realised. Then the troops went in to Honolulu etc; and bragged about what they had done. Trouble was the Japanese intelligence officers had good hearing! 1941 - guess what? You honestly will not believe it! The IJN actually flew across Oahu down the very same valleys the Yanks had used in their exercise. Oh dear!

[@bristolsonic]

If anyone wants to understand British military success's over the centuries you can sum it up in four words " by being sneaky bastards"

[@philiprowney]

Practice makes perfect. A couple of thousand years practice. [ Romani Ite Domum ]

[@ReddwarfIV]

​@@philiprowneyNow write that a hundred times.

[@markosporn8315]

And never cocky about it

[@matthewcharles5867]

Ungentlemanly warfare works well

[@geoffbentley8774]

Nothing wrong in being sneaky.

[@speedtriplerider7853]

The same country that produced the Vulcan also gave the world Fred Dibnah

[@Enhancedlies]

dubnah lives forver

[@kaymackay3519]

I'm British. We're a small nation and as such it's easy to underestimate our technical knowledge and our capabilities especially successful covert ops. The US has been our strongest ally and friend for years and it never ceases to amaze me how the average American has no idea just how much the UK and USA military work together in peacetime from joint training military exercises etc ranging from small to massive, through to "sneaky beaky" "what if" assimilations.

[@philiprowney]

'House of Ix'

[@davidhill3542]

Its why the sun never set on the British Empire, god didn't trust us in the dark 🤫 @@philiprowney

[@jimbodimbo981]

@@MotherGoose264on a par with France? As a Brit, I’m insulted to be compared to the French😂

[@Evilroco]

@@MotherGoose264 Well France is more than twice the size of Britain ,which would rattle about in many US states . by size and population we are smaller than any of the other old European powers ,and compared to the lands once under British rule ......miniscule.

[@garypotter1746]

As a Brit it’s nice to have an ally with a deep pocket. British brains and Americas wallet will take some beating.

[@simonroberts33]

I love how the Vulcan landed in New York. It`s like telling them `I`m here, you missed me! `

[@chewiebaron1929]

After it landed. the pilot asked for a cup of tea!

[@catfrab]

To be fair, the excercises were absolutely successful from both a US and UK point of view. The US knew the RAF were among the best and it served them well to find out where the holes were in their defence systems. Similarly, the RAF confirmed their capability against a major power. A good exercise for everyone I would say.

[@Varksterable]

Yeah, that's why they were totally prepared the second time around. 🫢 I just can't get around the American arrogance that they think they are the best. They have been clearly shown numerous times that they are simply not. Denial is not the way to improve. Big numbers. Big budget. Massive denial.

[@catfrab]

@Varksterable Precisely the point. The only way to learn is to find your mistakes: If at first you don't succeed, try and try again. As for keeping it under wraps, that was to the benefit of all of NATO, not just the US.

[@mehallica666]

Imagine if the Soviets were aware of how easy it was to penetrate U.S airspace, and the Brits did it with no other planes in the sky clogging the radar, and they were aware we were coming! The vulcans could have flown higher, but were restricted to the known max altitude of Soviet bombers.

[@catfrab]

@@mehallica666 Exactly.

[@Philcoxon]

Once, but not twice. The Yanks learned nothing.

[@adriangoodrich4306]

There's a great Mark Felton video, about the time an English Electric Lightening not only intercepted a U2, but actually came down from above it at over 88,000 feet. The same aircraft managed to overhaul a Concorde, flying at Mach 2 at 60,000 feet, from behind - something no other allied fighter (even Eagles or Toms or Starfighters) was able to do, because none could fly that high and fast for more than a very short period whereas a Concorde could cruise for hours.

[@davidhill3542]

By all accounts only time New York knew were there was when they landed and asked for a cup of tea 🤣🍵

[@theresabristow2472]

Avro Vulcan, one of the most beautiful planes.

[@jollybodger]

Vulcan and Concorde, it seems we excel at OP delta wings.

[@hellslastissue]

in 1982 Vulcans were used to bomb the runway in Port Stanley, at the time it was longest bombing mission ever

[@nigelleyland166]

Opperations 'black buck' and yes there is a video here on google that it well wortha watch.

[@tommcewan7936]

Tankers refuelling tankers refuelling tankers to get *one* bomber all the way to the Falklands, an absolutely bonkers plan that quite possibly only the British would have considered, let alone actually green-lit.

[@kumasenlac5504]

@@tommcewan7936 ...and carried out successfully.

[@Skraeling1000]

@@kumasenlac5504 I don't think it was successful as far as seriously damaging the runways went, but the psychological effects were very useful - suddenly Argentina realised that Britain could bomb Buenos Aries, or any strategic target in the country, so they had to make sure they had enough defensive forces staying at home, just in case, meaning less reinforcements for the actual war.

[@mayajrj]

@@Skraeling1000 considering that the Argentine brass didn't think that we could do anything like that (they didn't think we'd retaliate either) made it a success. The hit on the runway shut it down, but as you say the psychological effect was huge.

[@philfenn3991]

One of the things that you might have missed about this. They grounded every civilian plane, so anything in the air during this exercise was an "enemy" plane and they still couldn't stop the Vulcans

[@mikdavies5027]

@philfenn3991. Not only that they grounded every civilian plane, they knew the Vulcans were coming!!! (A real event would not be so obliging!)

[@saintlyknight3186]

You mentioned the Norad command and about a cup of tea. But can you imagine the look on the face of the air traffic controller in New York when he got the call from an RAF vulcan heavy bomber requesting landing permission during the second test. Taking the piss or what😂

[@jollybodger]

"Air Traffic Control, this is Vulcan Heavy, pop the kettle on, I just nuked you and I'm coming in to land."

[@harrythompson6977]

to feel a vulcan fly above you is one of the most incredible feelings even compared to some of the big modern planes

[@rickb3645]

You're absolutely correct Harry... We first saw the Vulcan Bomber many years ago flying at an Airshow at RAF Finningley... At one point in it's display routine... It made a low pass over the crowd with it's bomb bay doors open... Before closing them and throttling up to full power... The noise it made was incredible... It's easily the noisiest aircraft I've ever heard in my entire life... And even the sound on this footage simply doesn't do it justice... The thunderous noise it made was resonating through my entire body... It's certainly a sound that once heard... You never forget my friend. 👍

[@jockmason5922]

The fact it was built in 1952

[@shaunallan9558]

I use to live a couple of miles as the crow flies from RAF Waddington in the seventies and had vulcans flying overhead often but as loud as they were you should've heard when they would test the engines at full throttle back at base ...far louder than one flying overhead

[@Philcoxon]

The Vulcan Howl, can be heard on YT, makes the hair stand up.

[@harrythompson6977]

still not fully the same however close it is @@Philcoxon

[@nigelleyland166]

The English Electric Lightning Intercepter of the same era could reach the tip of space, breaking the sound barrier on it's flight straight up tp 80,000ft, where the blue edge of the atmosphere can be viewed. If you fancy a trip up there, there is a private one available in South Africa.

[@maxmoore9955]

Actually it reached 88.000 ft. Nothing was safe fr it .

[@paulqueripel3493]

Is Thunder City still going?

[@nac5901]

FWIW, the commonly-accepted altitude for "space" is about 330,000 ft; no planes can fly anywhere near that high

[@Evilroco]

@@paulqueripel3493 I had heard they shut down after they crashed a Lightening ,I don't think many countries allow them to operate in civilian hands .

[@ukfamilylife]

the vulcan could also barrel roll

[@markborder906]

My father was at an air show when one of the first Vulcans (possibly the prototype) was looped. There was a video of it on here a couple of years ago but it seems to have disappeared.

[@paulqueripel3493]

The Victor did loops and rolls at Farnborough as well. 1958 apparently.

[@geoffbentley8774]

The test pilot did a barrel roll with the Vulcan on its first test flight.Then haflew over Avro's factory,and broke every glass panel in the roof.

[@ellesee7079]

Fun fact. If you go back and listen to the Vulcan taxiing, and close your eyes, the image that might spring to mind could be - Thunderbird 2! They used the engine noise for it in the series!

[@Aloh-od3ef]

2 years ago the British and America did a war game together. Exercises RATTLESNAKE. It was a 5 day exercise, with 100 British marines Vs 1500 American soldiers…… The British smashed the Americans in just 3 days! The American side had to surrender and ask to restart the war game. 🤫😂

[@theSFCchannel]

I remember that

[@theSFCchannel]

But then again its no surprise. My dad was a bootneck and during exersizes it was confirmed that the Yanks were useless, easily fooled and VERY prone to friendly fire.

[@kathnunan641]

The British defeated the USA in a day and half before the USA asked to reset the exercise The reset was done and day half later the British Defeated the USA again .The exercise was deemed a success as the British were trying out new tactics

[@colindelamare1413]

There are plenty good vids on youtube on the Vulcan. I saw (and felt the Vulcan. The roar would shake your guts!) many times at our local airshow over the years. Check out how fast they were on takeoff compared to a B-52, and you have to be actually "there" to properly hear the legendary "Vulcan howl", its a terrifying noise that seems to come straight from hell.

[@russcattell955i]

As a kid in the 60's, I remember Vulcan at air shows. Come in low n slow over the field, open & close bomb bay doors like a wave to the crowd, followed by a full power climb out. The noise was tremendous, not just heard but felt.

[@tommcewan7936]

The Vulcan is just a *tad* bit of a spotlight-hog compared to its siblings though, the Valiant and Victor, which were both, themselves, formidable, even if the Vulcan does deserve to always win "best of show."

[@philmordecai]

These Mark Felton videos are really informative without being overly technical or boring. He does one on the Lightning interceptor plane pitting itself against the U2 spy plane (and Concorde airliner), but the Vulcan is something else - a bomber that seemed to be as nimble as a fighter.

[@coltsfoot9926]

When I was a child, my parents lived near one of the Vulcan bases, and my dad took me to see the Vulcans taking off. When they did a scramble, it was awesome. And always was a flight of four aircraft The attacks described in the video was straight out of the Vulcan's playbook. They would attack in the early days with free-fall nukes from high level, and later with stand off missiles from low level. The Vulcans could fly well above 60,000 feet, and at that level, it took a while for an interceptor to reach it. Even if an interceptor made it, at that height, the massive wing area of the Vulcan enabled it to outmanoeuvre any Soviet interceptor of the time. But the defensive Ace in the hole was the jamming system. The RAF had been developing electronic radar jamming devices since early in WW2, and the systems at the end of the war were very effective. A simple wall of disruption is easily beaten, because all the attacker has to do is head towards the centre of disruption to find the jamming aircraft. But at the end of the war the RAF scientists were working on a system which bent the beam of a radar to make the reflected signal show the target many miles from its actual position. This was available in the 1950s. So the flight of four aircraft would head towards the target city, and three of the aircraft would do the jamming, whilst one released its bombs. Once a nuke has gone off, the EMP renders radio signals in the area useless for a significant period, even if the device is hardened to resist the instantaneous EMP. So it was easy for the four aircraft to slip away towards the next target, where one of the jammers became the next bomber and the first bomber became one of the the jammers. Rinse and repeat until the aircraft had no bombs left. The mission of the Vulcans was taken over by Polaris missiles, but it was another 15 years before the RAF got round to getting rid of the Vulcans. By the way, never trust the British military - they're sneaky 🤣

[@philiprowney]

One thing to bare in mind: When the Vulcan was developed we were completely broke after WWII [ a bill we didn't finish paying until 2006 or so ] Throwing money at defense DOES NOT guarantee success.

[@marysmith1922]

As a first generation Brit I am very proud of the country of my birth! Our Fly boys are so cool.

[@MattJMcDade]

Hey dudes. I remain transfixed by your wonderful videos. As a Brit, I'm sending love across the pond. Thank you. And keep it up.

[@tonygriffin_]

They did do this twice, on separate occasions, but 'hit' 14 cities over the two exercises.

[@happyman050]

Vulcans were last used to bomb Port Stanley Airfield runway in the Falklands war 1982

[@Shaunstonard]

The Vulcan could fly very high, but Concorde used to cruise a 60,000 feet whilst passengers sipped champagne and ate caviar!

[@neilglenn807]

Mark Felton videos are always worth watching.

[@Glimiril]

If either of you guys come to the UK and travel, you'll see picturesque villages, people gossiping on street corners, you'll experience a Friday/Saturday night out on the town too and the wonders of human evolution. You may wonder how in this country does some of the greatest inventions, pieces of literature, music, military might etc etc come from here ...well we don't like to shout about the things we do, we just "keep calm and carry on", or assume the person next to us might be the clever one.

[@asl7235]

Gene roddenberry creator of star trek was a us pilot, coincidence he used vulcans as first contact?

[@adriangoodrich4306]

I recall reading somewhere that, from a reputable source, the only western aircraft that really frightened the Soviets in the late '50s and early 60s was the Vulcan - because they knew some would definitely get through.

[@Volcano-Man]

The Vulcan became vulnerable to SAM's after Gary Powers was shot down in a U2 at over 70000 feet. The Vulcans were brought down to low level - 250 feet, and the Soviets realised they had suddenly no answer to an aircraft hiding in valleys as it brought sunshine to you. If the Cold War had gone hot, the Vulcans would have flown even lower as in less than 100 feet, popping up to deliver the Sunshine, then headed east. Thanks to Mountbatten the delivery was given to the RN

[@steveosborne2297]

On another one of these joint exercises there was a fighter vs fighter component . I’m not sure what the US was flying but the British pilots were in their Harriers and the RAF pilots enjoyed considerable shootdown advantage it was something like 10 or 11 to one . One of the American pilots was quoted as saying something like “well how the hell am I supposed to hit something doing 600 mile an hour at weed top which suddenly stops and starts flying backwards !” No wonder the US Marines loved their Harriers 😍😍

[@SimbianMinistry]

56.000 feet is about 10½ miles - Space' is generally accepted to begin at about 50/60 miles, depending on which source you read.

[@ianjardine7324]

The Vulcan was flying at 56000ft to simulate Russian high level bombers in reality the Vulcan could operate significantly higher.

[@jollybodger]

70,000 ft was reported, being British that was probably an understatement.

[@KernowWella]

As some others have mentioned in1982 during the Falklans War, the Vulcan bombers conducted what was until very recently the longest bombing raid in history. They flew from Ascension Island in the Atlantic to Port Stanley on the Falklands. Operation Black Buck. A logistical nightmare. Well worth watching the short documentary video "Operations Black Buck Falklands' Most Daring Raid" (there is an animated video too but not as good)

[@jockmason5922]

That's a good documentary a bit short though

[@terryhayward7905]

I am sorry that you never had the chance to see the Vulcan, it was a fantastic aircraft. I remember standing at the end of a runway when a Vulcan took off towards and over my head, the sound pressure wave from the engines shook the ground with a massive thunder. The Vulcan had to be experienced to believe it.

[@etherealbolweevil6268]

Last time I saw one, it was rehearsing for its last Farnborough display. Easily noticeable as I drove up the M3. So I had to stop at the services, get on the Nokia to a chap I worked with, so he could at least hear the ship flaying a few miles away. At the more shallow angle angle of view, the pattern she flew looked more dramatic than from the Farnborough runway. Floating up and down like a feather in a storm.

[@MarkmanOTW]

Great to see you guys enjoy this video. It's very insightful and well presented by Mark Felton (he does great videos). I was in the USA (from the UK just starting a 2-week holiday with my wife) when 9/11 happened and remember the flights being grounded. I was in San Francisco city centre, and went to pick up a hire car that morning and the queue was out of the door with people trying to get home back across the US. At that point they were in the process of mobilising the National Guard and closing the Golden Gate and other bridges, as a couple of unaccounted for aircraft from New York were scheduled and heading towards San Francisso. We were due to check out of our hotel that morning, and head down the coast which we did quickly throwing our bags into the hire car and heading out of town, making sure we were safe.

[@tonybmw5785]

My father worked on the Vulcan program for Avro back in the late 50s and early 60s and told me of this back when they were being retired just after the Falklands War. He heard the story on the QT from some RAF ground crew he worked with just after Skyshield One. The Vulcan was as maneuverable as a fighter, and the test Pilot (Roly Faulks) actually proved it by rolling one of the prototypes at the Farnborough Airshow! Footage is on KZbin and there is also a clip where you see the difference between the design thinking of the Britsh and the American designers of the B52 and Vulcan taking off at RIAT. We had the Soviets minutes away so the Vulcan was designed to scramble and could be airborne from cold in under four minutes. As the last flying Vulcan was only grounded a few years ago and there is loads of airshow footage of XH558 displayed with the Red Arrows on KZbin, and man do I miss seeing and hearing those four Olympus engines howling at full chat!

[@Axispaw1]

There is a reason the US has kept Britain such a close ally, and it’s not just for a token gesture. We still produce some of the best tech, best servicemen and woman, and tactics in the world and continue to punch well above our weight.

[@gavingiant6900]

The "who took my picture" is the best explanation of a nuke going off I've heard.

[@markjones127]

I think as well us Brits had unique experience of using real time air defences, as you saw when you reacted to the battle of Britain video, the USA mainland had never been attacked by an opposing air force in anger, so all your knowledge was theory, I think so much more is learnt when an actual attack happens in real time, and having it happen on home soil is different to being attacked during a conflict overseas, I think it's quite apt that the Vulcan was designed by the same guy who designed the famous Lancaster bomber used in WWII, although in the early days of radar when Britain was developing it's own system, the USA was one of the few nations worldwide who we shared all the information we knew about Radar with.

[@kathnunan641]

The Vulcan was bomber that thought it was a fighter pity they had to ground the only flying Vulcan in the world in 2015 thanks to Rolls Royce with drawing it technical support thus grounding it was a great at airshow it was the star

[@monza1002000]

It wasn't just the engines. The electronics were getting very dodgy and subject. It became a risk not worth taking

[@kathnunan641]

@@monza1002000 There was nothing wrong with engines or electronics It was the Vulcan was coming to the end of the planes flying hours set out by the CAA and needed a complete overhaul on the air frame to get a new air worthiness certificate to keep the Vulcan flying The Vulcan to sky charity had raised the money in 2014 to get the repairs done and keep it in the air A few months before the Vulcan was due to go in for it repairs Rolls Royce pulled it technical support saying it was to expensive to repair the bomber even though the trust had raied the money to get it repaired thus grounding as The Vulcan to Sky Trust (VTST) is civilian trust The Vulcan to Sky Trust has always said they will get the Vulcan fly again at the moment

[@stue2298]

If you think about this in reverse, this what a test of how effective it would be to attack the USSR, knowing what works best so that the highly successful Vulcan bomber could have been assigned to the top priority targets. Love your reaction to the Vulcans roar, a sound once heard never fogotten, i was lucky enough to see and hear the Vulcan and it a "Fuck Yea" moment.

[@anthonyclaughan5620]

On 7 January 1971 an Avro Vulcan crashed in the a field close to a school in the village i live in. luckly The Co-Pilot, AEO, Navigator Radar, Navigator Plotter all managed to bail a little while before the Crash and the pilot found the safest place to crash the plane before he bailed out.

[@tonypate9174]

...GUY MARTIN LAST FLIGHT OF THE VULCAN BOMBER ....Is a now a must see for the ETS 21 boys ?

[@timothyp8947]

Have seen Vulcans fly on a number of occasions at air show - including when they were still being shown by the RAF itself. Quite possibly the loudest noise I’ve ever heard - combined with that oh-so-eerie howl; they always gave the impression of tearing the air apart.

[@davidwallin7518]

It might have jammed radar - but it could be heard at 50 miles away!

[@lulusbackintown1478]

You never forget the sound of a Vulcan overhead. The sound reverberates throughout your body and there's a pressure in your chest, I can still feel it just thinking about it. Mark Felton's vids are always good.

[@Industrialist2015ofUk]

Good video guys! i think around 60,000ft is when a plane enters or is just below the earth's atmoshphere (stratosphere)....but it is pretty much Space at that point.

[@nac5901]

"Space" is usually considered around 330,000 feet; 60,000 is nowhere near

[@seanmc1351]

love your comments, yeah we a small counrty but still pack a punch, that aside, it was nice to recgnise, we are ally's. where you go we go, where we go you go. we have the common language, and i think the friendship has never been greater through the inetrnet, you tube, what ever platform, i bet your biggest views are from the UK, in the same token, we love watching US stuff, we are cousin's at heart, and learning more, and getting closer your government needs sorting, thats a story for a different day and so does ours lol, so again we are both the same

[@jacklomas7773]

Who else would the USA ask ? I love how our country's work together. Enjoy your channel guys.

[@domgarwell5581]

"Wake up America!! Love Britain" 😉🇬🇧

[@gigmcsweeney8566]

Here's to the special relationship. May it long continue. Cheers!

[@chrisellis3797]

Set a date, Invite us over, clear the skies so there's only us up there. WHOOPSY😂 love seeing this video being reacted to

[@Mr_krabz_mcfc]

Mark feltons intro music is top tier

[@JBW27]

Also, don't forget that unlike in a real strike, the US Air Force knew the British were coming, knew that the only planes in the sky would be "enemy" aircraft, and knew their routes from the first time. I think that makes it 1000 times worse. It's equivalent to beating someone at a 100 metre sprint despite giving them a 90 metre head start.

[@andrewgoodenough1809]

Now imagine if we had come unannounced, also with most large forces they were so sure of themselves they just believed they had won before it even started !! Twice?

[@jollybodger]

If we were coming in anger and unannounced, the Vulcans would have been at 70k ft too, if they couldn't find us at 56k ft with all commercial aircraft grounded, what chance would they have had in a real attack where we would probably have sent all 50 Vulcans not just 8.

[@Captally]

September 1960. I was over there myself then, in the RN, and have no memory of this being mentioned.

[@mosthaunted2]

To rub it in even more they took pictures of New York and other Cities and sent them to the US High Command, or to whoever was organizing it. GB👍US.

[@stevebagnall1553]

The last Vulcan flew over my daughters house in 2018 on its final flight tour of the UK.

[@davidbright8383]

The SR71 and U2 were/are flown at 70,000 feet, deemed to be the edge of space. The pilots wear suits very similar to those used by astronauts.

[@stu2333]

That the plane on the Clint Eastwood film, Firefox?

[@mehallica666]

​@@stu2333No, that was a fictional plane.

[@winchy162]

The roar from the Vulcan has to be heard to be appreciated it is awesome

[@kathnunan641]

you mean the Vulcan Howl not roar

[@winchy162]

@@kathnunan641 you call it what you want I'll call it what I want sounded like a roar when they came right over my house 🤣🤣🤣

[@jaccilowe3842]

I love when Spencer is in his element regarding the subject matter!

[@bethcushway458]

That was fascinating. I'm stunned that the Vulcan was invented in the 50's! I had no idea. Talk about ahead of its time!

[@Aengus42]

It first flew on the 30th August 1952 so it was designed in the 40's!

[@andrewwood8706]

even our flags share the same colours, cousins

[@junction6_m27VNC]

My father was a Crew Chief on Vulcans from the mid 70s until they were retired, he few around the world twice in them and went on many training exercises at Goose Bay Canada, the USA AF had the greatest of respect for the Vulcans and their crew and he was always treated well by both the Americans and Canadians, I lived at RAF Scampton and saw the Vulcans daily it’s a beautiful aircraft and at the time was the most technically advanced aircraft anywhere, even though the aircraft is massive the crew space is very cramped and my father had so sit on the escape hatch as their was only seats for the 5 crew

[@phillipgreen3893]

I used to go to speedway at Mildenhall which had a US base down the road mainly transport planes like the Hercules were based there, but every so often you would get one of the Blackbird spy planes landing there and being so close to the Stadium flying really low, there is a good James May documentary where he is given a passenger ride on one of these flights which actually fly as close to space as is possible.

[@aristocratic_fox25lovescheese]

Fun fact. Uk at this time had 50 of these planes on standby 24/7. Sadly the last flying one is grounded. I saw this jet fly and last mission in Falklands is amazing

[@keyproductions100]

You need to look up "the Vulcan howl" sounds like the tripods off war of the worlds.

[@JohnOConnell]

There was a third exercise that the video doesn’t mention, Sky Shield 3. The RAF were … not invited, as it would be, for the Americans, “unfair competition” (genuine words from a declassified document).

[@jonathanmeare1123]

I live a couple of miles from the Woodford factory where it was built. The houses shook when it took off. They have one at the Avro heritage museum on the site of the factory which is well worth a visit. We used it in a photo shoot a few weeks ago.

[@lindamerrett6600]

I never knew this so thank you ,🇬🇧🇺🇸

[@robertgraves4527]

A Vulcan flew over me a few years ago when it did a tour of the UK and the noise was unbelievable and also what a sight to behold.

[@petermizon4344]

Thing is tho they could not run the story because of people panicking, that was the main problem

[@shaunstoll4913]

I was 14 years old in 1982 ,the Falklands war started. , in high school four Vulcan bombers flew over the sound was unbelievable not to mention seeing them .I think 1982 Falklands war was the only time the Vulcans were used in anger,then retired.

[@colintroy3831]

I have a similar memory from the age of 6 in infant school, seeing a formation of jet planes flying overhead from the window. That would have been around the time of the Falklands. Was your school in London?

[@florrie2303]

These types of war games are very important. This is because different countries think differently and have different tactics, which means it forces your military to be adaptable and think outside of the box. In the case of the Sky Shield exercises the main problem with the USAF defences tactics is that they didn’t change them between exercise 1 & 2 with the exception of putting up more planes, which didn’t work. I’m sure after these exercises there were a lot of soul searching and redefining of US defence tactics.

[@bobbybigboyyes]

What makes it even more ridiculous, or funny, is the fact that the US Military knew we were coming, and even though they had grounded all other aircraft, we got through easily, using intelligence and superior technology.

[@hamneggs345]

the Vulcan bomber is a sight to behold, still flying at air shows in the UK, amazing when they fly directly upwards like a rocket sounding like one too

[@purpleom9649]

I think it really does show how insular Americans are, the UK was where the US Australia NZ Canada came from and yes all now countries in their own right but the UK has a special relationship with all of these countries and maybe we don't have the might of the US but a lot of your tech came from the UK and was given freely. I'm sure the UK would come to the aid of any of these countries (as they have in the past) in a heartbeat because they are our family.

[@ned_1963]

One invisible part in the documentary is that great "British fighting spirit". Might explain why we've not been invaded by a foreign army since 1066 🇬🇧✌️🇬🇧

[@jollybodger]

And the stiff upper lip! During WWII Germany bombed us purely to demoralise us, then Hitler got angry that we just carried on with our daily lives like nothing happened.

[@davehadley3567]

I’m an ex British serviceman. And there is certainly a huge level of trust between the US and the UK ….but imagine what we could have done to the USSR if things had gone that way ….

[@paulbromley6687]

I stopped for a pee off a country lane in Lincolnshire back in the eighties when I heard a thundering sound, I looked up to see a Vulcan taking off over me. caused a splash or two on my leather brogues but well worth it to see a close up view directly over head of this amazing aircraft.

[@peterhall8572]

I'M 53 NOW, I remember being ten years old and having conversations at school about what we would do if we got the 4 mins warning there and then, It Was Very Real, BTW I'm English

[@heatherarnott5457]

I'm 56 and remember distinctly the abject terror of knowing that fact as a child. It gave me nightmares.

[@peterhall8572]

@@heatherarnott5457 This Generation don't know what a real threat is. We shouldn't have either

[@hayzeebloke]

Mark Felton does loads of great videos. Worth exploring the others in his catalogue.

[@Living_the_Scottish_Dream]

Check out B52 vs Vulcan take off. B52 is sluggish as hell whereas the Vulcan had the agility and speed of a fighter

[@PHDarren]

In versions of the Vulcan with the 201 Olympus engines the air going into the intakes at certain rates created a howl, search for Vulcan howl and you'll hear what I mean. So imagine that flying towards you.

[@johnleonard9090]

I would add the Vulcan barrel roll or any of the air displays it’s done, a heavy bomber that could move like a fighter jet.

[@user-ox9ec1id9x]

You need to hear a video of the famous Vulcan howl. It would give you chills. These bombers were used during the Falklands war in 1982, making the longest bombing raids to that date, through a complicated system of multi-mid-air refuels. I was an air show about that time here in the UK & got to witness a Vulcan close at take off. It was enormous, & the vibrations set off every car alarm in the parking lot. By that date many of the systems on the aircraft were out of date, so they were retired. But the Soviets didn't have the Vulcan!! There is no way that the UK would have let the information out, it would have been in no-one's interest to do so.

[@MoA-Reload...]

Avro Vulcan was the bomber that thought she was a fighter. All 3 of the V bombers were way ahead of their time but Vulcan was special. Vulcan was the one designed and built to get into places that the other 2 wouldn't get anywhere near. Not only did it fly high and fast, the manueverability it had at those altitudes made intercepting them and staying with them even harder. And the ECM's it carried were beyond what US military thought was even possible in a unit small enough and light enough to be carried in an aircraft. In it's day the ECM technologies on those aircraft were like the stealth tech in F-22. Not sure if you guys have covered any of them but I'd love to see you guys react to some of Drachinifel. His telling of the Battle of Samar and Taffy 3 or the plight of the Russian second Pacific Squadron(that ones a 2 parter) are especially good 😊

[@roytiger5294]

Happy we are all good M8s UK and USA !!!!!!

[@Gerrygambone]

Used to see and hear the Vulcan bomber at RAF Cosford Air Show. They have a Vulcan on show at the Cold War Museum at RAF Cosford. Its a thing of beauty and was soooo deadly

[@mikeymikeFType]

Last mission for the Vulcan was 1982 Falklands war bombing runway in Port Stanley I believe.

[@JBettz]

There's still a Vulcan at Doncaster airport finningley I think they still do tours of it and do the odd start up and a taxi runs down airfield from time to time it sounds amazing 👍🏼

[@geoff1201]

We did something similar to the USSR on behalf of the US. Our English Electric Canberra aircraft flew so high, they were able to photograph Soviet military installations with impunity. Once the U2 was developed the Canberras stood down.

[@orraman5427]

Bear in mind that all civilian aircraft were grounded at the time of both exercises and the defenders knew that an attack was coming. Imagine how much more difficult it would be to defend the airspace against an unexpected attack with civilian aircraft complicating matters.

[@nickskidmore6011]

You need to have a shufti at RAF buccaneers at red flag. Theres a video which is narrated by one of the pilots its brilliant These exercises led to the development of "look down" radar for the fighters in the USAF!!!!!

[@groovygregsmith]

Amazing stuff guys my uncle Ken (Williamson I think) flew the Vulcan nuclear deterrent. I tried on his RAF uniform after he died. He was a small fellow. Plucky though but.

[@madcyclist58]

I used to love the sight and sound of Vulcans flying overhead.

[@polythenewrappedme6102]

You need to watch Mark Felton's video on the English Electric Lightning that flew at 88,000ft and passed an American U2 spy plane and overtook Concorde in level flight !

[@samuelgordino]

A fighter Jet overtaking a civilian jet shouldn't be something special 😂😂😂. But I understand you 👍

[@davidbirchall832]

Nice shirt, Spencer 😉😁

[@theblackwidowchronicles]

There's a Vulcan Bomber just up the road from me in Coventry at Baginton Airport...I pass it everyday. It's out side the museum with other planes....A Beauty