God of fire from Chadderton

Title

God of fire from Chadderton

Genre

Interview; Documentary

TX Date

5 Jun 1982

Year of production

1982

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Duration

00:06:34

Description

God of Fire from Chadderton. The first six minutes only of a documentary, presented by Tim Grundy, on the creation of the AVRO Vulcan bomber. Looks at the beginning of AVRO, how they made the Vulcan, and its iconic shape. Alf Suet(?) was experimental manager at the time of design and he talks about the idea; Jack Bolton begins to talk about building the Vulcan before the audio cuts out.

Further information

Only first 6 minutes of programme.

Contributors

Tim Grundy; Alf Suet(?); Jack Bolton

Keywords

Military aircraft; Aeroplanes; Aviation; AVRO; Fixed wing aircraft; Aerospace engineering; Vulcan

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