XM655

[Mayfly]

Anyone on here know who is doing the xm655 twitter feed? It seems to be very well done and very popular, with over 1,000 followers!

MaPS would like to get in touch with whoever is doing it to discuss providing them directly with updates and information that might not be available on our web pages. My understanding of twitter is limited, but I think I can only direct message people who follow me, not the other way around, so if anyone can help me get in touch without tweeting to the whole world, that would be great!!

I have looked at it occasionally and thought it well done but assumed it was one of the team!

[Hihonyr8811]

I follow them too and thought it was 'official', I've no idea who it is then

[Bensmum]

The person doing it is certainly well informed and knowledgeable - which is why I thought of here!

[Jigsaw]

These links were posted on the same XM655 Twitter feed as mentioned above. As has been said, it is a very good source indeed Apologies if they have been posted here before

Edit: Twitter lists the "Tweetmaster" of this Twitter feed as "Dave Taylor". Does that help?

[Mayfly]

They are a good find Jiggy

[Bubbles]

Do the Wellsborne chaps get bored with only having the one Aeroplane to play with?

[Bovril]

Do the Wellsborne chaps get bored with only having the one Aeroplane to play with?

noo, as we don't play with one aircraft. We preserve and maintain it

[Dan4th]

What a wonderful slice of history!

I notice on the third landing attempt the
underwear deploys Right on the Money

A great display of flying skills, too!

I'll be watching this set of three over and
over again.....

Thank You Jiggs

Danf.

[Kermit]

Most enjoyable, thanks Jiggy, what a great find
amazing how much Wellesbourne has changed !

[Bensmum]

We've now been in touch with Dave and are very grateful to him for reaching out to so many XM655 supporters for us in this way. I think the 1,120 followers (and counting) shows what a great job he's doing!

[Ramshornvortex]

Here's a much more up-to-date video of XM655 shot on professional equipment, utilising an R22 as an aerial platform, at W&W in June:


Bensmum - can you let our Twitter friend know about this? Then it can be shared with a wider audience....

[Minty4371]

Filmed from this?


Heat haze helicopter

[Xplumberlives]

Charles that video is rather good!

[Dan4th]

RHV:::::::::::

That newer vid is very nice, except for
all the music, but I still prefer the old,
faded historic ones....

One thing, though, is that 655 certainly
is far prettier today than she was then!

Now, why might that be

Danf.

[Ray C]

Any videos/pictures of vulcans are worth watching, these are particularly good, thanks.

[Sploosher]

Its great to see 655 on the move, but I really must get down there and see her do it in person..............

[Jogger321]

Have any attempts or has there ever been any contact made with Squadron Leader Joe L'Estrange? He certainly comes across from the videos as a very charismatic character. Wouldn't it be fantastic if he would be willing to come along to next years Open Day and give a brief chat on the PA giving his recollection of the day 655 landed at Wellesbourne

[@XM655]

Greetings all!

The recently posted video of XM655 during Wings & Wheels 2012 has now been tweeted, so will be soon hopefully viewed by many current and new followers! Statistics obtained from Twitter suggest in the region of 14,000+ accounts are viewing the @XM655 tweets due to followers and retweets by others.

Pleased the other recent videos were liked so much too!

Dave Taylor
Twitter @XM655

[Xplumberlives]

Welcome aboard Dave

[Jigsaw]

Glad you posted them Dave. Great stuff for sharing

Welcome to Iconic and keep up the excellent work. Stirling efforts indeed

[Ramshornvortex]

Have any attempts or has there ever been any contact made with Squadron Leader Joe L'Estrange? He certainly comes across from the videos as a very charismatic character. Wouldn't it be fantastic if he would be willing to come along to next years Open Day and give a brief chat on the PA giving his recollection of the day 655 landed at Wellesbourne

Indeed I invited Joe to join us in celebrating the 25th Anniversary of '655 landing at Wellesbourne back in 2009. He and I exchanged a couple of letters and very entertaining telephone conversations. Alas, Joe felt that the long car journey from Lincolnshire (where most retired bomber crew seem to retire) to Warwickshire would be a bit too much for him and he politely, but firmly, declined my invitation for him and Mrs L'Estrange to attend - this, of course, was over three years ago. It would be impolite of me to talk about his age, suffice it to say that he joined the RAF during the last great unpleasantness, and was still serving in 1984.....

There's lot of great stories on t'interweb about Joe and his exploits. He was famously intolerant of air traffic controllers, many times berating them for not giving him exactly what he wanted (immediately) - and yet he was (and still is) happily married to a retired RAF air traffic controller.....

[Jigsaw]

That one story is a gem in its own right RHV

[Ramshornvortex]

Greetings all!

The recently posted video of XM655 during Wings & Wheels 2012 has now been tweeted, so will be soon hopefully viewed by many current and new followers! Statistics obtained from Twitter suggest in the region of 14,000+ accounts are viewing the @XM655 tweets due to followers and retweets by others.

Pleased the other recent videos were liked so much too!

Dave Taylor
Twitter @XM655

Thanks Dave for your support of XM655 through the social networking route - it's very much appreciated by us at MaPS, particularly as most of us are old timers who struggle with anything more modern than a Vulcan!!

[@XM655]

Thanks for the kind words and warm welcome! 655MaPS are very welcome, simply a contribution towards the cause and for the future of an aviation, engineering and cold war icon! Pleased to be helping to provide information direct to followers now also. Looking forward to many more tweets, photos & video footage.

Dave
Twitter @XM655

[Bubbles]

noo, as we don't play with one aircraft. We preserve and maintain it

So do we but with lots of aeroplanes