Just seen the Vulcan flying overhead

Just seen the Vulcan flying overhead

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condor

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8,837 posts

263 months

Sunday 21st June 2009
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Bedford skies....wonder if it will do a fly-past at Silverstone?

Stickers

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214 months

Sunday 21st June 2009
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Mmmmmmmmmm the Vulcan, right up there as one of my favourites. I'm so glad that she was finally restored & able to take to the air, although I've read that the whole project is once again threatened & in dire need of an urgent cash injection.

I remember back in the mid 80's when Britsh Aerospace Broughton (Airbus UK) used to have regular airshows. Not only did the Vulcan set off car alarms, it made the headlines after blowing soot back down the chimneys of local residents homes............Class!

Pigeon

18,535 posts

261 months

Sunday 21st June 2009
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Gaarh, and I never even heard it.

condor

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263 months

Sunday 21st June 2009
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Hi Pigeon smile
Surprisingly I didn't hear it either...the GP had just finished, and it flew straight across the fields opposite my house ( patio door end).
Direction would have been towards Silverstone, so will be interesting to see if it did do a fly past there....didn't see anything on the BBC show though.

Eric Mc

123,927 posts

280 months

Sunday 21st June 2009
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The XH558 thread is all about the Vulcan.

condor

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Sunday 21st June 2009
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Thanks Eric ) I did do a cursory search on the front page for vulcan....but with the excitement of viewing it, just went and started a new topic smile

Eric Mc

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Sunday 21st June 2009
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Unless you're into RAF serials, you probably hadn't have recognised the significance of the letters and numbers "XH558".

s3fella

10,524 posts

202 months

Tuesday 23rd June 2009
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it went over Wellsborne too!

grm500

158 posts

276 months

Thursday 25th June 2009
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Vulcan listed as flying both days at Biggin Hill - have't seen thin in the air since I was a kid.

Looking forward to this weekend.

www.bigginhillairfair.co.uk/display.php

fourwheelsteer

869 posts

267 months

Saturday 27th June 2009
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s3fella said:
it went over Wellsborne too!
I heard it but wasn't quick enough to see it.