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[DrAndyB]

The Avro Vulcan XH558 was out and about today.  Looks like the boys were having fun from the flight tracker 

An Air France plane passed rather close, but then quickly made and exit - guess the chaps saw off the Frenchies  with the somewhat intimidating Delta Wing B2 Bomber !!!

Well done chaps....Back to blightly later for a Bacon Buttie   

[LC0112G]

A pair of the other batwings should be arriving at Fairford in about 6 hours time 

[Kevin Wood]

Hmm. Seems like they've fitted a FLARM to it.

Probably the most sophisticated bit of avionics ever carried on one!

[Marks DTM Calib]

I note it flew over one of its sisters at Wellsbourne.

She also very often fly's over Market Harborough and Bruntingthorpe for obvious reasons.

[VXL V6]

I note it flew over one of its sisters at Wellsbourne.

She also very often fly's over Market Harborough and Bruntingthorpe for obvious reasons.

Yep, indeed it did, was riding my horse at the time and watched it fly over complete with some prop driven friends either side of it. XM655 at Wellesbourne was a later aircraft, one of the last ones to be supplied I believe.

[minifreek]

Out again today on its fairwel tour, bit dissapointe that I haven't seen/heard it yet as its supposed to be flying almost overhead of me today at around 3....

[Varche]

Most of my relatives saw it at Scarborough today.

Bruntingthorpe13.17 on Sunday28th.

Other dates and times here . Nothing in Spain sadly.

http://www.vulcantothesky.org/salute-to-the-v-force-tour.html

[Phil L]

Out again today on its fairwel tour, bit dissapointe that I haven't seen/heard it yet as its supposed to be flying almost overhead of me today at around 3....

Are you sure it's a farewell tour ? - I understood it had just been restored

[05omegav6]

Out again today on its fairwel tour, bit dissapointe that I haven't seen/heard it yet as its supposed to be flying almost overhead of me today at around 3....

Are you sure it's a farewell tour ? - I understood it had just been restored

Old news... There isn't the cash to keep it airworthy... Notwithstanding the fact that the airframe is rapidly approaching the limit of its hours... It must be knocking on the door of 60 years old.

There are similarly aged military versions of the Boeing 707 knocking around, but these have been factory rebuilt, which is rather different to being restored in a shed in Blighty. Not knocking the efforts of the people in the shed, but without billions in funding, the Vulcans days are truly numbered...

[Phil L]

Sad to hear.  I understand that The Vulcan fuel tanks aren't that big - they were designed to be big enough to get where their going to drop their Nuclear payload, but given that they had, there was no point coming back !

[Shackeng]

Out again today on its fairwel tour, bit dissapointe that I haven't seen/heard it yet as its supposed to be flying almost overhead of me today at around 3....

Are you sure it's a farewell tour ? - I understood it had just been restored

Old news... There isn't the cash to keep it airworthy... Notwithstanding the fact that the airframe is rapidly approaching the limit of its hours... It must be knocking on the door of 60 years old.

There are similarly aged military versions of the Boeing 707 knocking around, but these have been factory rebuilt, which is rather different to being restored in a shed in Blighty. Not knocking the efforts of the people in the shed, but without billions in funding, the Vulcans days are truly numbered...

Not to mention B52's.

[RobG]

Most of my relatives saw it at Scarborough today.

Bruntingthorpe13.17 on Sunday28th.

Other dates and times here . Nothing in Spain sadly.

http://www.vulcantothesky.org/salute-to-the-v-force-tour.html

...........and obviously the South West doesn`t exist either

[Migalot]

Looking forward to seeing it tomorrow over the RAF Museum at Hendon. 

(Weather permitting of course).

[VXL V6]

I think they should dig up an old blue streak, hook it on and let it have it's farewell flight in style..... whoops Kaboooom!

[plym ian]

Most of my relatives saw it at Scarborough today.

Bruntingthorpe13.17 on Sunday28th.

Other dates and times here . Nothing in Spain sadly.

http://www.vulcantothesky.org/salute-to-the-v-force-tour.html

...........and obviously the South West doesn`t exist either

+1

Would have loved to have seen it flying one last time