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"Glenn" wrote in message
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Great movie called Fail Safe had the B-58. In that movie, the B-58 was
called the "Vindicator"; was that the actual name?

No, the official name was Hustler.
Caused quite a stir at the time because in the US of A a Hustler is also a
Lady of Negotiable Virtue.
The name was retained though.

Regards,
Herman

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"Glenn" wrote in message
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Great movie called Fail Safe had the B-58. In that movie, the B-58 was
called the "Vindicator"; was that the actual name?

Alan Erskine wrote:

Great movie called Fail Safe had the B-58. In that movie, the B-58
was called the "Vindicator"; was that the actual name?


Hustler

No. The B-58 was the Hustler. See:

Darrell R. Schmidt
B-58 Hustler Web Site
http://members.cox.net/dschmidt1/
USAF Pilot Class 55-I Web Site
http://pilotclass55india.org/

"Alan Erskine" wrote in message
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"Glenn" wrote in message
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Great movie called Fail Safe had the B-58. In that movie, the B-58 was
called the "Vindicator"; was that the actual name?

"Panic" wrote in message
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No. The B-58 was the Hustler. See:

Darrell R. Schmidt
B-58 Hustler Web Site
http://members.cox.net/dschmidt1/
USAF Pilot Class 55-I Web Site
http://pilotclass55india.org/

Maybe they couldn't say "Hustler" in the '60's...

Alan Erskine wrote:
"Glenn" wrote in message
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Great movie called Fail Safe had the B-58. In that movie, the B-58 was
called the "Vindicator"; was that the actual name?



With you on Fail Safe - unfortunately (and unjustly) overshadowed in
popular memory by Dr Strangelove, IMO.

.... and the name "(Villiers) Vindicator" was also used for the V-bomber
in Thunderball (the novel at any rate - I can't remember whether it was
named in the film, or whether the Vulcan just made an uncredited cameo
appearance.)

--
Dave

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"Dave Whiley" wrote in message
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With you on Fail Safe - unfortunately (and unjustly) overshadowed in
popular memory by Dr Strangelove, IMO.

... and the name "(Villiers) Vindicator" was also used for the V-bomber in
Thunderball (the novel at any rate - I can't remember whether it was named
in the film, or whether the Vulcan just made an uncredited cameo
appearance.)

I don't think it was a Vulcan in Thunderball; I think it was the Valiant.

As for Dr Strangelove; they are two completely different movies. Stangelove
was the blackest of black comedies, while Fail Safe was something else
entirely; both great movies (for some reason, my DVD of Fail Safe won't play
properly on my DVD player damn it!). Of the two, Fail Safe is the better
movie as it shows how easily something like that could happen; however, on
the Strangelove DVD, there's an interview with Robert McNamara - quite an
amazing interview - he says the situation in Strangelove was quite possible.

Very scary.

AE "Dave Whiley" wrote in
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With you on Fail Safe - unfortunately (and unjustly) overshadowed in
popular memory by Dr Strangelove, IMO.

... and the name "(Villiers) Vindicator" was also used for the
V-bomber in Thunderball (the novel at any rate - I can't remember whether
it was
named in the film, or whether the Vulcan just made an uncredited cameo
appearance.)

AE I don't think it was a Vulcan in Thunderball; I think it was the
AE Valiant.
AE

Check out this link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Vulcan

It mentions that a Vulcan was used for the film.

Cheers,

Indrek Aavisto


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Criticism is easy; achievement is difficult. W.S. Churchill

Indrek Aavisto wrote:
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Check out this link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Vulcan

It mentions that a Vulcan was used for the film.

Cheers,

Indrek Aavisto



Indeed.

I knew I had this image lying around somewhere...

Repainted by its present owners, I assume (it would be a remarkable
coincidence if it just happened to sport the same paint job as what
would, 40 years later, become the last flying example of its kind!)

--
Dave

not-me should be djw001 and there's no need for any wossname