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A talk by Group Captain John Laycock
May 22nd, 2008

John flew for 47 years with the RAF, logging in excess of 5,000 hours, initially on Handley Page Victor B Mk1s and later Avro Vulcan B Mk2s. During his career he gained unrivalled experience of the Vulcan in its high and low level nuclear roles, as a conventional bomber and finally, as a tanker.

John’s talk will be wide ranging, covering the Cold War deployment of the Valiant, Victor and Vulcan and their weapons, including Skybolt, as well as the training of their crews. He will discuss the Cuban missile crisis before moving on to the Vulcan’s role within NATO, CENTO and SEATO.

John will discuss advanced training for the Vulcan crews such as TACEVAL and RED FLAG before looking at the impact of the Falklands War and the Vulcan’s final role as a tanker.

After a break for refreshments, John will host a question and answer session.

This is the first in a series of three Vulcan talks to be presented by The Newark Air
Museum in 2008 and will be un-miss able for all Vulcan enthusiasts.

Venue:
Holy Trinity Community Centre
Boundary Road
Newark
NG24 4AU

Lecture starts 2000 hours
Ticket Prices £5.00 Available from the Museum Shop
(Tel: 01636 707170)

http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/specialevents.htm