Speaking of 1965 "Thunderball" , wasn't the French NATO exchange co-pilot in the Avro Vulcan bomber wearing a Breitling pilot wrist watch ?
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So on the back of my research I just had this article published on Fratello
All as a hobby/ not for profit.
It has been a real privilege to find out more about wing commander Roland Falk, the test pilot who flew the Vulcan on its maiden flight.
https://www.fratellowatches.com/breitling-chronomat-roland-roly-falk/
What's a "rarrel roll" 😉
I bet Roly was glad he was the first one in the cockpits in his suits and didn't have to do any test flights after grubby pilots had spent time in that claustrophobic compartment.
I was on duty crew many years ago and had to do a seat safe/after flight check on a Vulcan that had just done a leg from Diego Garcia to Williamtown via Darwin.
I nearly gagged as I climbed into the cockpit, the "fragrance" was extraordinary.
Magnificent aircraft though, and I managed to be on the strip as it left, fully loaded with fuel, four noisemakers at max and making height ever so slowly as it roared into the distance.
Same as if you have ever stood over a submarine for the hatch cracking. Nothing like the smell of human, machine and 3 meals a day cooked for a few weeks all in one aroma……😗
What's a "rarrel roll" 😉
I bet Roly was glad he was the first one in the cockpits in his suits and didn't have to do any test flights after grubby pilots had spent time in that claustrophobic compartment.
I was on duty crew many years ago and had to do a seat safe/after flight check on a Vulcan that had just done a leg from Diego Garcia to Williamtown via Darwin.
I nearly gagged as I climbed into the cockpit, the "fragrance" was extraordinary.
Magnificent aircraft though, and I managed to be on the strip as it left, fully loaded with fuel, four noisemakers at max and making height ever so slowly as it roared into the distance.
So on the back of my research I just had this article published on Fratello
All as a hobby/ not for profit.
It has been a real privilege to find out more about wing commander Roland Falk, the test pilot who flew the Vulcan on its maiden flight.
https://www.fratellowatches.com/breitling-chronomat-roland-roly-falk/
