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LeighW said:
I don't know why everyone parked along there, they were allowing people to use the huge Donington Raceway Museum carpark for free, which is just acouple of hundred yards down the road. People either didn't know, or were too lazy to take a five minute walk.
Anyway, I grabbed a few shots. I may have possibly welled up a bit, but I didn't let the missus see...
Vulcan at EMA by Leigh Willars, on Flickr
Vulcan EMA Approach by Leigh Willars, on Flickr
Vulcan at EMA by Leigh Willars, on Flickr
Nice shotsAnyway, I grabbed a few shots. I may have possibly welled up a bit, but I didn't let the missus see...
Vulcan at EMA by Leigh Willars, on FlickrVulcan EMA Approach by Leigh Willars, on FlickrVulcan at EMA by Leigh Willars, on FlickrHad a bit of a wibble moment myself at Shuttleworth last week.
Stiff upper lip now regained.
HoHoHo said:
Gretchen said:
There's still a few flights later this month.
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BiL was on standby last year with his plane for use as a camera ship when both Lancs were touring. He'd have been flying alongside the Vulcan... So imagine something similar perhaps...
Gretchen said:
HoHoHo said:
Gretchen said:
There's still a few flights later this month.
Where?You can subscribe here for updates http://www.vulcantothesky.org/newsletter-sign-up.h...
BiL was on standby last year with his plane for use as a camera ship when both Lancs were touring. He'd have been flying alongside the Vulcan... So imagine something similar perhaps...
Sat in a country lane between Cardiff airport and St Athan waiting for it to come in low and slow from the east like its last visit, (and as per its listed flight plan) and it came over the bloody hedge the other way! by the time I realised she was heading off into the distance.
How come so many changes from the planned routes? atc asking them to change due to arriving early? thank god they were replaced by cruise missiles if they cannot even follow a map!
It then ended up flying right over my house, which is miles off the route advertised, I may as well have watched from the garden, my dad who stayed home instead to watch the F1 said he could even see the pilots it was that low, just my luck.
How come so many changes from the planned routes? atc asking them to change due to arriving early? thank god they were replaced by cruise missiles if they cannot even follow a map!
It then ended up flying right over my house, which is miles off the route advertised, I may as well have watched from the garden, my dad who stayed home instead to watch the F1 said he could even see the pilots it was that low, just my luck.
I was lucky enough to get up close and personal with the old girl when I was a teenager in air cadets and she was still being operated by the RAF out of Waddington. We had our summer camp there and we got a poke around inside and plugged the ground power unit it to start her. I still have the photos somewhere in my loft...including the display take-off...I must dig them out and scan them.
Now I'm north of 40 so it seemed very rude not to go and say one last goodbye at Bruntingthorpe, and coupled with the PH Sunday Service and track session in the morning at Silverstone, it was a pretty epic bloody day.
Really strange mood at Bruntingthorpe. It was rammed, but there was no PA, no announcements. She arrived, low and subtle, looking menacing and smoking well, almost as if she was about to open the bomb doors and do what she'd been built for. She circled gracefully, then they opened the taps, and with a howl she was gone. A spontaneous but muted round of applause broke out, then people left.
I think I still had some stubborn Silverstone grit in my eye as she dissappeared over the trees...
Now I'm north of 40 so it seemed very rude not to go and say one last goodbye at Bruntingthorpe, and coupled with the PH Sunday Service and track session in the morning at Silverstone, it was a pretty epic bloody day.
Really strange mood at Bruntingthorpe. It was rammed, but there was no PA, no announcements. She arrived, low and subtle, looking menacing and smoking well, almost as if she was about to open the bomb doors and do what she'd been built for. She circled gracefully, then they opened the taps, and with a howl she was gone. A spontaneous but muted round of applause broke out, then people left.
I think I still had some stubborn Silverstone grit in my eye as she dissappeared over the trees...
speedtwelve said:
Great pics Leigh.
Got a great view from Middle Wallop, bomb doors open on the first run then a lazy 360 with brief full-beans to depart for Old Sarum.
Thanks. The run over East Mids was pretty steady, I was hoping he'd open the taps on departure, but alas no.Got a great view from Middle Wallop, bomb doors open on the first run then a lazy 360 with brief full-beans to depart for Old Sarum.
Tootles the Taxi said:
Nice shots
Had a bit of a wibble moment myself at Shuttleworth last week.
Stiff upper lip now regained.
Thanks. Had a bit of a wibble moment myself at Shuttleworth last week.
Stiff upper lip now regained.
I think it's because I remember my Dad taking me to see it at Leicester airshow when I was a little kid, I used to stand open mouthed as it roared up into the sky. Nothing quite like it.Watched the fly past from Middle Wallop. Amazing the number of people that turned out to watch. I videoed the arrival (will stick it on youtube later) and then realised she was going to do a circuit so grabbed the camera for the second pass. My photos are not up to the quality of some already posted but I thought I'd add them anyway. The full beans departure was quite something, even my 6 year old daughter was impressed.
Heading off for the circuit
Approaching the tower with doors open
Doors closing
Love the background sky
Goodbye!!!
Heading off for the circuit
Approaching the tower with doors open
Doors closing
Love the background sky
Goodbye!!!
About 150-200 people at Filton stood on the banking on the north side of the runway. We could see it doing the circuits over West Bristol and assumed it was photo ops at the bridge, it came over and did a single pass arcing from right to left and then disappeared due west towards Cardiff. We hoped that given the number of people that must have been around it would come back round for a second pass but it was not to be. Took my father along who did his apprenticeship at Woodford so it was quite a nostalgic event for him.
There were so many people at North Weald today. It took me ages to get out of the car park! It was worth it though.
D71_0914-1 by furtive, on Flickr
D71_0927 by furtive, on Flickr
D71_0941-1 by furtive, on Flickr
D71_0914-1 by furtive, on FlickrD71_0927 by furtive, on FlickrD71_0941-1 by furtive, on FlickrFW18 said:
Gretchen said:
Love that last photo Hard Drive
New desktop for me! Rather weirdly, you can "flip" it in your head to a rather more menacing picture...the shot could have been taken from above the aircraft, which is pulling a hard left bank, and down below the low cloud a nuclear flash has gone off...
...or is it just me? The camo both sides isn't helping my brain here!
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