The end of an era?
Last remaining flying Vulcan's days are numbered.
Final flight for the Vulcan?
The end of an era?
Last remaining flying Vulcan's days are numbered.
Looking for LDO marked EK2s and items relating to U-406.....
Re: Final flight for the Vulcan?
A truly iconic and beautiful plane.
The profile being instantly reqognizable.
Re: Final flight for the Vulcan?
A pity - I always thought the Vulcan was one of the nicest delta wings ever - second only to the SAAB Draken!!
THAT bird is gorgeous stuff! ( rrrrroger Mr Tracy, Thunderbirds are GO )
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That will be a shame! Glad I saw her showimg off at Duxford this year !
Nick
"In all my years as a soldier, I have never seen men fight so hard." - SS Obergruppenfuhrer Wilhelm Bittrich - Arnhem
Re: Final flight for the Vulcan?
Agreed. The DRAKEN is a beautiful plane.by Danmark
Re: Final flight for the Vulcan?
I saw that news this morning, very sad. Grace and power indeed.
This has been posted before by Ned I think, but is perhaps worth another look. Missed approach and go around, with that awesome howl that I remember well from St Athan displays in the 1980's.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Djd1pPQZ_LE
Turn the volume up!
Best Regards,
Andy
Best Regards,
Andy
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Re: Final flight for the Vulcan?
Gives you goose pimples doesn't it!
Looking for LDO marked EK2s and items relating to U-406.....
Re: Final flight for the Vulcan?
It would be a shame. I have been lucky enough to see her fly several times at the Victory Show.
Cheers, Ade.
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Re: Final flight for the Vulcan?
An immense pity, especially in the 30th anniversary year of the Falklands War-one can only hope that if grounded as a hangar queen, she at least is kept undercover for preservation for future generations to see what Great Britain could do...
PS Danmark-I remember the 'Thunderbirds' ep that featured a somewhat modified Draken.
Re: Final flight for the Vulcan?
They used to have a static Vulcan at Blackpool airport, sadly now long gone as it was disintegrating before our eyes even then. When I was about 7 or 8 I went around it with my dad and got into the cockpit to mess with the controls. At the very moment I was pushing the throttles forward, a large nearby helicopter was noisily getting ready to take off. Suffice to say, I was nearly touching cloth.
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