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![]() ![]() Vulcan at Ascension, 1982 by Ivan Berryman. | ![]() ![]() Vulcan B.2, 50 Sqn, Waddington by Ivan Berryman. | ![]() ![]() Debut by Ivan Berryman. | ![]() Heyday by Steve Gibbs. | |
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![]() Squadron Leader David Thomas *Signature Value : £15 Editions signed : Signed limited edition of 850 prints. Limited edition of 125 artist proofs. **Signed limited edition of 850 prints. (One print available). | Thomas, David (Squadron Leader David Thomas) Squadron Leader David Thomas joined the Royal Air Force in 1962. His Service career has been evenly split between being a qualified flying instructor and the Vulcan. He has completed 5 tours of duty on the Vulcan, 3 of them as an instructor, and he first displayed the aircraft in 1973. In addition to the Vulcan, he has instructed on the Jet Provost, Tucano, Jetstream, DC3 and Lancaster. Squadron Leader Thomas currently serves at Royal Air Force College Cranwelland on The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. |
| Squadron Leader Andrew Marson *Signature Value : £20 Editions signed : Signed limited edition of 850 prints. Limited edition of 125 artist proofs. **Signed limited edition of 850 prints. (One print available). | Marson, Andrew (Squadron Leader Andrew Marson) Squadron Leader Andrew Marson joined the RAF in 1970. Served as a Navigator/Plotter on Vulcans from 1971 - 82, with an intervening 3-year period as Navigator Instructor. He amassed 2000 hours overall on the Vulcan. He transferred to Tornado GRI in 1983 and completed 1600 hours on the type, finishing as an instructor on the Tri -- National OCU in 1997. For the last 4 years he has served as QNI teaching low-level navigation, and is currently on his third season as navigator on the Lancaster and Dakota of The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. He has a total of 5700 flying hours. On 18th October 2007, he flew in the historic flight of the first Vulcan to fly in 14 years. |
| Squadron Leader Barry Masefield *Signature Value : £20 Editions signed : Signed limited edition of 850 prints. Limited edition of 125 artist proofs. **Signed limited edition of 850 prints. (One print available). | Masefield, Barry (Squadron Leader Barry Masefield) Squadron Leader Barry Masefield (Retd) joined the Royal Air Force in 1959 as a Radar Technician Apprentice. After graduation he refrained as aircrew in 1963 and subsequently flew in Shackleton and Nimrod aircraft in Maritime Command until 1979. Commissioned in 1979 he was posted onto the Vulcan fleet where he served until the demise ofthe aircraft as a bomber in 1983. During this time he saw active service during the Falklands conflict as a crew member oil the Black Buck bombing sorties. In 1983 he was posted to the Victor tanker force again seeing active service during the Gulf war. In 1986 he was invited to join the Vulcan Display Fight and flew on the team until 1993 when the aircraft was sold into private ownership. Retiring from the Royal Air Force in 1994 he now runs his own business in Norfolk. On 18th October 2007, he flew in the historic flight of the first Vulcan to fly in 14 years. |
| Wing Commander Michael M Pollitt *Signature Value : £15 Editions signed : Signed limited edition of 850 prints. Limited edition of 125 artist proofs. **Signed limited edition of 850 prints. (One print available). | Pollitt, Michael M (Wing Commander Michael M Pollitt) Wing Commander Michael M Pollitt joined the RAF in 1974. It is with regret that he joined the Vulcan Force so late in the aircrafts life. As a young co-pilot he was trained by David Thomas and later completed his captain s course with Paul Milliken, finally being examined by Joe L Estrange; so enthusiastic display pilots always influenced his time on Vulcans. After leaving the Vulcan in 1981 having logged 780 hours, he became a qualified flying instructor on Jet Provost (JP), first at RAF College Cranwell for 4 years. Later he commanded the Central Flying School (CFS) JP and Tucano Sqn at Scampton and eventually returned to Scampton as Chief Flying Instructor of CFS in the mid-90s. His last command flying tour was as CC Flying at RAF Cranwell where he instructed on the Bulldog and Jetstream. He is currently CFSO at HQ STC. |
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