XH558...

[SkySailing]

Two of my favourite photos that I've taken of her, both at Weston Super Mare 2015. Rest easy, old girl.

[spitfire-ian]

My last ever view of her in the air


Avro Vulcan XH558, Anyho, Oxford Canal by Ian, on Flickr

[williamp]

I think the mods should close this thread, but not just yet. maybe tell us they will close it sometime in the near future, but only give us short notice before they close it, so most of us wont know until its too late.

[Riley Blue]

But... but.... don't you know that XH558 has an exciting future ahead as centrepiece of an aviation academy...?

[ATTAK Z]

Feirny said:

And it chuffing landed from Thorne end! Grrrr.

guess where I was

[Pesty]

Wait what it was up today ffs

fk fk fk couldn't have gone anyway I'm working away why fking wednesday

[Feirny]

ATTAK Z said:

Feirny said:

And it chuffing landed from Thorne end! Grrrr.

guess where I was

At my house!?

[Scuffers]

Sad to see it come to an end....

[ATTAK Z]

Feirny said:

ATTAK Z said:

Feirny said:

And it chuffing landed from Thorne end! Grrrr.

guess where I was

At my house!?

Nope ... I was on the verge near Walker's Nurseries

[ATTAK Z]

ATTAK Z said:

Feirny said:

ATTAK Z said:

Feirny said:

And it chuffing landed from Thorne end! Grrrr.

guess where I was

At my house!?

Nope ... I was on the verge near Walker's Nurseries

Today's effort was a bit low key (as expected)to say the least, but I'm glad I was there ... best display I've seen at DSA was last year's at the end of the 2014 display season

[Feirny]

ATTAK Z said:

ATTAK Z said:

Feirny said:

ATTAK Z said:

Feirny said:

And it chuffing landed from Thorne end! Grrrr.

guess where I was

At my house!?

Nope ... I was on the verge near Walker's Nurseries

Today's effort was a bit low key (as expected)to say the least, but I'm glad I was there ... best display I've seen at DSA was last year's at the end of the 2014 display season

I don't think you could have got a better view.

[Tootles the Taxi]

My last fleeting view of XH558 in the air - 11/10/2015 Bicester



This is how I'll remember the mighty delta.



Can't say I'm as interested to go and see her in a hangar near Doncaster.

Who's for "VC10/Nimrod/Shackleton to the Skies"?

Edited by Tootles the Taxi on Wednesday 28th October 19:12

[Scuffers]

Victor?

[24lemons]

My last view of XH558 was at Wellesbourne for the southern farewell flight a couple of weeks ago. What a shame it had to end but I feel fortunate to have seen her fly

Not the greatest video but never mind. http://youtu.be/y7XiGPlrIr8

[FourWheelDrift]

'Canopus' De-Havilland Comet 4c has been kept in running condition at Bruntingthorpe.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Fhinpji91I

Perhaps the worlds first jet airliner might be good one.

[S10GTA]

Scuffers said:

Victor?

I would like to see lightning to the sky

[Alfa2Evora]

My somewhat shaky attempt to capture her for posterity at East Fortune a couple of weeks back : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yL3ivIKLnW0

[slartibartfast]

RoverP6B said:

XM607 is due to be scrapped imminently due to rampant corrosion, to see what happens when Vulcans are left out as gate guardians.

sorry to drag his up again but I just spoke to one of my friends who's on the committee to look after XH607 and apparently you're talking bks

[Russ35]

If you missed this afternoons final flight it's up on PlanesTV website for the next 18hrs.

http://planestv.com/live

53mins in total

[aeropilot]

slartibartfast said:

RoverP6B said:

XM607 is due to be scrapped imminently due to rampant corrosion, to see what happens when Vulcans are left out as gate guardians.

sorry to drag his up again but I just spoke to one of my friends who's on the committee to look after XH607 and apparently you're talking bks

I know someone that has inspected the spars on '607 and the word used was 'astonishing' in relation to the extent of the intergranular corrosion.