For the James Bond movie Thunderball, EON Productions built a full-size replica of a Vulcan B.1a bomber from fiberglass, then sunk it in the cool, clear waters off New Providence in the Bahamas. It has remained on the bottom (the depth is somewhere between 40-45 feet) for forty-odd years. Although most of the set has disintegrated, a remnant of its corroded metal skeleton remains.
The Wreck of the Vulcan, originally uploaded by raganwald.
Thunderball Vulcan, originally uploaded by Nigel Wells.
IMG_3430, originally uploaded by helen_a_ross.
Matt diving through the remains of Vulcan bomber used in the 1965 James Bond movie, “Thunderball.”, originally uploaded by V-rider.
Chris is most often found flying a desk, but he delights in studying the Golden Age of Aviation (1919-1939). He admires all the pioneering men and women who navigated the skies with nothing more sophisticated than a map, compass and sextant—and the conviction that there was no place they could not reach.
