RicME85 Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 No idea if there is anyone here interested but tomorrow afternoon the sole remaining Vulcan is flying over East Midlands Aeropark as part of its farewell tour.This year will be its final year of flight so the crew are flying over all the sites in the country that have a static display Vulcan, Victor or Valiant.http://www.vulcantothesky.org/salute-to-the-v-force-tour.htmlHave always loved the Vulcan, have fond memories of when I was growing up in Helston, Cornwall when it used to perform at Culdrose air day, such a beautiful aircraft that made an amazing noise. Gutted they can't continue flying after this airshow season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearl Ram Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 If I was up in that neck of the woods I'd be checking it out, I love iconic aircraft and that's definitely one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicME85 Posted June 26, 2015 Author Share Posted June 26, 2015 Can you not see it elsewhere on the tour?Saturday route: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=zJoGZd3-Qg5U.kUw-sHunS1psSunday route: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=zJoGZd3-Qg5U.kr6xxU1U7Acg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozza Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 if you can't see it , chances are you'll hear it ..iconic plane.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Pearl Ram Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Aw wow, didn't know it was flying such a large area, I thought it was just going to be in the East Midlands area. Thank you for the info, I hope to see it between Hendon and Duxford, we see quite a few planes either from North Weald or Duxford during display season, the camera will be at the ready, thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicME85 Posted June 27, 2015 Author Share Posted June 27, 2015 Was a fantastic display, all the talk the last week was on what they would do with the general consensus being it wouwould just be a runway fly past. Thankfully that wasn't the case and I assume because the fuel level was low it allowed then to chuck the old bird around a bit. The Aeropark and surrounding areas were packed.https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=ZoSR26Z2gT4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozza Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Fantastic !!Cheers Ric .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicME85 Posted June 27, 2015 Author Share Posted June 27, 2015 Was amazing seeing the variety of people around the Aeropark. People of all ages and all walks of life coming together to appreciate a legend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearl Ram Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 This is why I've been thinking governments should be giving money to keep aircraft like the Vulcan flying, they give money to the arts, why not preserve great British icons like this to inspire the next generation of engineers, pilots and designers oh wait, we've got to send money to countries with their own space programmes and nuclear capabilities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicME85 Posted June 27, 2015 Author Share Posted June 27, 2015 I agree. They give money to some awful projects in the name of art etc but refuse to help with historical icons like this. It's a shame that so many Vulcans went to waste and thus reduced the number of serviceable parts.https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PBJ99bIhAVkAmazing story. Bombing tech run by cogs and chains, not having a map of the southern hemisphere so used a flipped northern map, losing their position and nearly running out of fuel. Bravo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicME85 Posted June 27, 2015 Author Share Posted June 27, 2015 A few more of my photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicME85 Posted June 27, 2015 Author Share Posted June 27, 2015 Some great shots posted on the East Midlands Airport Spotters Facebook group. This is my favourite: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrivateDerby Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Seen it a few times, most recent being Grimsby Air Show. Should do everything to keep it flying, sounds immense. Has anyone ever heard the American B1 bomber? It's out of this world, scary looking plane, even had bad dreams about it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozza Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 re-curring dreams ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrivateDerby Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Nah saw it at fairford once and had a couple of dreams where it flew over and blanket bombed us! Woke up in sheer terror.. can't imagine being on the receiving end of one. Set off all the car alarms at fairford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicME85 Posted June 28, 2015 Author Share Posted June 28, 2015 @EastHertsRam I hope the weather is ok for you today, has been a lot of low level cloud here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearl Ram Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Got low cloud down here as well, I was going to mention it earlier. It's trying to brighten up so if we're on its flight path between Hendon and Duxford we might be lucky, fingers crossed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearl Ram Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Bah, 6 o'clock and no sight nor sound of the Vulcan, bloody low clouds, it'll be clear skies tomorrow you watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicME85 Posted June 28, 2015 Author Share Posted June 28, 2015 It left Hendon just after 2pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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