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The Buccaneer means a lot to me, my father was an avionics designer, we spent time in South Africa when the UK government sold a number to the SAAF. I get goosebumps when I see one.

Why was the take up reel sticking out

Great job 👏

Wow you caught me taking of in my little heli, cheers steve.

Good to see so many younger folk getting involved, great work.

I only recently learned about this aircraft, such an amazing feat of ingenuity and engineering. I'm glad to see one being preserved in such amazing condition.

Can I help you create a logo for you to help me afford a new laptop soon and hopefully one day a HC-X1500 camcorder as well? :-)

Beautiful aircraft thanks to all the dedicated people for looking after it

I love the Vulcan one my favourite aircraft.❤ That said I dont see the point of keeping her working to taxi 20m, what is the point of this!?! Get her flying or hi-speed runs but not what I just saw, disappointing. 🫤

Captain does look like Henning Wehn!

25 years in the mob, doing that sort of stuff as a Sumpy and never heard a safety brief 😂🤣.

Epic stuff 😃

Great video! I’m one of the people that can remember witnessing this event for real! I served at RAF Waddington 1972-1974 did time on the Flight Line and being underneath these beautiful machines when doing rapid engine starts during an Exercise situation was fabulous. Noise! Vibration! Excitement! but also FEAR! Being aware of what they Could do. Still, I revel in these videos. Well done to all and thanks

The one warbird in Peter Teichman's collection i haven't seen yet!!

Love Wellesbourne! Seen XM655 fire up many times & seen her fast taxi twice. Occasionally the odd warbird flies in, especially Peter Teichman as I have seen him fly in Lulu Belle (his then P40, now sold & is in the USA) & his PRXI Spitfire. Also been lucky to have had a flypast by what was then the Shark mouth Mustang (now painted in USAAF markings & often used by Rolls Royce Heritage Flight). Wellesbourne has so much history, used to have Wellington bombers there during the war if I recall

Evening folks, the blend at 24:35 is to sharp, it needs to be longer, smoother and the profile returned and finally polished. I was the Harrier Force Blade Blending instructor for 12 years. The blend looks like it had a knife edge finish, that is wrong. Follow the profile of the blade. To sharp a blend is a stress raiser and it will fail. On the Pegasus, the first stage compressor blade at 102% has the same centrifugal force as having 12 double decker buses hanging off each single blade (26 in total). Brought lots of memories back seeing the half casing removed. The correct material to use for finishing blends is an abrasive sheet called "micromesh", at the end the blend it should be as shiny as a mirror with no evidence of the file marks. Good luck.

Thank God this is not gonna fly again!

Lovely to see you all. Alex

Wow how many stood around during the lift and no head protection..would be better if it was indoors but needs must.

WTF has the Porsche cars got to do with this icon?

The first time I saw a Vulcan, I knew that I was looking at something very special. My first sight of one was at Castle Air Museum in California in 1975.

What are the main differences between this Olympus 301 and xh558 and xl426 201s besides power outputs

Too many helpers around the project, especially when using lifting equipment, good to see everyone is keen, however not at any cost.

Nice to see some youngsters in the mix - bodes well for the future of the old girl.

When you see this close up, you have to pinch yourself . By definition this is aviation prowess at an unbelievable level . Even more incredible is that design commenced nearly 80 years ago and the protoype flew in August 1952 . It's a tribute to the aircraft that 72 years later volunteers are so eager to make their contribution to enable this astonishing aircraft to remain "alive" . Wonderful ❤

Really enjoyed the video. I do have to say that the blade blend at 25.20 looks well dodgy. That has got to be a stress raiser. The rule of thumb would be 10mm spread of blend for every 1mm depth of blend. I know that the limits are more generous on final third of the blade but that blend looks too severe (in my opinion).

Great video Steve 👏👏

Nice😎

👋 do you let the camera choose the white balance with the ATW function ? I’m been trying to find a way to have better white balance and your footage always looks great . Any tips ?

......nice lookin' kite........should catch on.....all kidding aside, eleven out of ten to a beautifully taken film, sharp, steady as a rock and with that all important quality; you hardly notice the camerawork, the mark of an ace cameraman....well done! The Vulcan?...backaways the Russians took one look at it, the blood drained from their faces and they promptly turned the Cold War to warm!

It was a shock to hear the news about Richard. Nick, Carolyn and Richard all gone before their time. Such terrible news yesterday.

Mr steve, I’ve been struggling to find a good camera bag to carry the hcx1500 around. What camera bag do you use/recommend ?

Found this today after learning the incredibly sad news that we have now lost Richard Grace as well as Carolyn. Reunited with mum and dad. Blue Skies Rich.

I was part of a crash guard that was mobilized after a Buc went down in a field in Germany. We were all armed and told not to let anyone near the wreckage. The jet had been on the range and was returning to RAF Laarbruch when it went down. I can't remember the cause, but i heard one of the locking pins for the folding wings failed. Maybe someone knows more about this fatal accident that happened in the late 70s early 80s.

For those who want a littel QRA Loop ...... th-cam.com/users/shorts4y4LOhfRxLM

Make her fly again!

I used to be stationed at Honington in the early eighties the old home of 12 sqdn Bucs I remember the film with the Vangelis soundtrack they showed us recruits in the careers office , there were still a few "one way trippers" which they used to practice load on exercise in the hard shelters , I was an FOA guard making sure no one interfered with the bomb jockeys while they did their stuff ! Saw the fox tail in the front wheel well which bought it all back , I demobbed the same time as these old girls did along with the Victors of 57 after Granby .

Nice to see this lovely aircraft .( Back in the day my Father wrote the manuals for the South African Buccs ! he would have loved your vid . ) such a delightful shape . ,back when things were made using curves !

Bears stuffed the Jags 😊 Good result 🎉

GR3 wins hands down lol fixed wing every time

COYS

It was a mistake to get rid of them😢

Ladies - if you want kids but your feller's reluctant, TAKE HIM TO AN AIRSHOW. And don't complain if he wants the kid's middle name to be Vulcan or Meteor etc.

Seems like it's a Dunnock

Id love to do something like this my dad used to work on them fleet airarm

Always fascinated me that the undercarriage seems to cut the engine in half, just seems no room for the gear

Nice to know there is still much interest😊

What a beauty. A million thanks to the people who keep the old girl alive and protect her. The jet engine roar was pure raw power and music to my ears. Thanks for sharing this video!

When the fella went up the arse end where the lox bottle was that's where we imported illegal stuff 😅

Grubber on 809 ark 1978 memories....see cab at west raynham last month..