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John Falk

@falkjohn

A retired independent consultant in post trade securities with a keen interest in historical aviation

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Joined July 2010
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30 August 1952. First flight of the Avro Vulcan Type 698. British delta wing subsonic jet strategic bomber. Piloted solo by Roly Falk.
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30 Aug 1952 – First flight Avro Vulcan Painted gloss white, 698 prototype VX770, piloted by Roly Falk flying solo fitted with only first pilot's ejection seat and powered by four Rolls-Royce RA.3 Avon engines of 6,500 lbf thrust, its intended Bristol Olympus engines not available
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John Falk retweeted
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Lee@gxerlee22 Aug 2023
Wow is it really 8 years ago last time I saw a Vulcan fly…. Turn up the volume ! ⁦@DawlishBeach⁩
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#OTD: 71 years ago, test pilot Roly Falk took the Avro 698, prototype of the Avro Vulcan bomber, into the air for the first time from Woodford Aerodrome, Manchester (Aug 30, 1952). The Vulcan became the world’s first delta-wing bomber. #avgeeks #aviation #aviationdaily #RAF
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30 August 1952. First flight of the Avro Vulcan Type 698. British tailless, subsonic delta wing, high altitude strategic bomber piloted solo by Roly Falk. Operated by the Royal Air Force from 1956 until 1984.
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ow.ly/5kbb50PzSwz 🎧 In this podcast 👂, Tim Bracey and Norman Brice of the Large Object Volunteer Team at our London site talk about their volunteering roles, particularly their work on the mighty Avro Vulcan jet bomber. Join them via rafmuseum.org.uk/london/what…
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***Hangar Appeal Video Update - August 2022*** The latest update on our progress preparing Hangar 6 for XL426. fb.watch/f68fSPAFB9/ For more information, and to donate to our appeal, please have a look at our JustGiving page justgiving.com/campaign/Vulc…
Vulcan XL426 Back to Hangar 6 Appeal

Vulcan XL426 Back to Hangar 6 Appeal

We are looking for your help to raise the funds we need to put Vulcan XL426 back inside a hangar at London Southend Airport and turn it into a quality venue for people to visit and learn about the...

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All about style? 😉😎 People often wonder what the difference is, between the British and the Americans. For my own amusement...😂 Left- Roland 'Roly' Falk about to fly the Avro Vulcan's maiden flight. Right - Alvin 'Tex' Johnson prior to the YB-52's maiden flight. @falkjohn
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Image from Trev Clark's Obscure Aviation History 🚁 (@clark_aviation)
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A gentle reminder of this #NAMfundRaising appeal to help the #XM594PaintingTeam justgiving.com/campaign/Vulc…
Newark Air Museum Vulcan Repaint

Newark Air Museum Vulcan Repaint

We are seeking financial assistance towards the cost of hiring and installing scaffolding to help our volunteers undertake the repainting of the upper wings of Vulcan XM594 - we hope that you might...

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Come on down to BDAC for our Aerobilia '22! Buy, sell or swap anything aviation or militaria including: cockpit parts, gauges, control columns, wiring, books, CD's, DVD's, toys, badges, flying clothing, logbooks & much more! £10 early bird tickets available to purchase.
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A superb 26 minute video on the fabulous Coronation Review at RAF Odiham in 1953. Very nearly 70 years ago, it shows a very different Royal Air Force from the one today. From Our Archive: RAF Coronation Review 1953 forces.net/node/92737#.YlUaa…

From Our Archive: RAF Coronation Review 1953

The 15th of July 1953 saw the biggest display of military air power that the United Kingdom has ever seen.The Royal Air Force Review was laid on to ce

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#OTD - 30 Aug 1952 - Roly’ Falk, in his usual dress of a pinstripe suit, took the white Type 698 prototype (VX770) into the air for the first time. The aircraft was yet to be named. In Oct 1952, it was announced as the #AvroVulcan. #TwitterVForce vulcantothesky.org/aircraft/…
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Image from Vulcan XH558 (@vulcantothesky)
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30 August 1952. First flight of the Avro Vulcan Type 698. British tailless, subsonic delta wing, high altitude strategic bomber piloted solo by Roly Falk. Operated by the Royal Air Force from 1956 until 1984.
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Why is there a magnetic stripe on my card at all? buff.ly/2XoKULN “For unfathomable reasons my bank has chosen to glue a trivially-counterfeitable magnetic stripe to the back of my debit card, added embossing to it and even put my bank account details on the front.”
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@allauthor8 Aug 2021
I've found another book you need to add to your #bookshelf @TessaBarrie available at Amazon --> allauthor.com/amazon/58296/
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Limited tickets left for the A and B time slots, but plenty available on the C slot for our next Visit the Vulcan Day its on Fathers' Day this Sunday! Admission will be by advance ticket only. To buy tickets see our website: avrovulcan.com/events/visit-…
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Join the #Vulcan558ExecutiveAlliance and support us to build a hangar that will house #TheGreenTechnologyHub which will inspire youngsters, energised by climate change urgencies, to become engineers, essential in tackling the problems we face. Read more: vulcantothesky.org/executive…
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Ben Dunnell, Editor of @HistoryInTheAir, and Jamie Ewan, Editor of @AvNewsMag discuss the Vulcan’s impact on aviation #engineering. Watch them chat in @key_aero's video about how the sight of #VulcanXH558 could reduce people to tears. #twitterVforce ow.ly/kLfL50EngEx
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Thanks to @AeroSociety for this brilliant podcast of @tony_blackman’s lecture on flight testing the #Vulcan! @vulcantothesky’s aircraft #XH558 was delivered to the @RoyalAirForce by Tony in 1960. lnkd.in/dTXYu7J #avgeeks #aviation #history #STEM #doncasterisgreat
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