madman1969 t1_j7s8g5n wrote on February 9, 2023 at 1:04 AM

Reply to comment by somebodyelse22 in An F-16 fighter jet doing a high-speed low pass over a car as a "show of force" by qzs1

Dad was in the RAF and we lived on various bases my entire childhood.

In that entire time nothing was as loud as watching a Vulcan flypast at an airshow in the mid-70's. I remember a can of Coke resting on top of the car being shuffled across the roof as it flew by.

somebodyelse22 t1_j7sal4t wrote on February 9, 2023 at 1:20 AM

I'm envious of you. I never saw a Vulcan, but fell in love with them when I saw a documentary about how Vulcans were used in the bombing of the Falkland Islands. So audacious to use moth-balled aircraft for one last mission, to fly half-way round the world as a reminder that even mainland South America could be targeted if needed. Old technology that still carried an unexpected punch.

If you've not seen it, highly recommend the following documentary about the story of Vulcans going to war. https://youtu.be/D3ZdOo9dtC8