AirACES present 'The RAF V Bombers Vulcan, Victor and Valiant'

Andy Richardson has been engaged in aviation throughout his adult life. Starting in 1960 with an 18-year flying career in the RAF, which included crewing the nuclear-armed Vulcan during the Cold War.

On leaving the RAF, he subsequently held high high-level posts in International Business Development in British Aerospace, MacDonnwll Douglas, and Boeing until his retirement. He is a Member of the Royal Institute of Navigation and a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society

Post WWII, with the advent of the nuclear age, Britain's military aviation ability was low in terms of aircraft, aircrew, and system capability. New 4 jet bomber designs, the Avro Vulcan, Vickers Valiant, and Handley Page Victor, were brought into service.

For more than a decade, the RAF "V" bombers and their crews provided Britain's Nuclear Deterrent and in doing so kept the country safe during the height of the Cold War. They have been appropriately named the "ultimate Peacekeepers".

AirACES is an aviation talk society, providing its members with regular talks given by experts in many different fields related to the world of aviation.

Members £5, non-members £10 and under 16s free, Doors open at 6.45pm. No pre-booking, no reserved seating.

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