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Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 21720 Location: UK

Yep I've just been taking a look, thanks Mike. It's due to pass fairly close by to us on Saturday, so I'll check the timings nearer to the day and might head out to a clear space somewhere, to await its (hopeful) flight past.

RJ
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lowdrag · Joined: 10 Apr 2009 Posts: 1433 Location: Le Mans

I sent back my raffle tickets but more in sorrow than the hope of winning. I've only seen her fly once and that was at the Revival. A moment never to be forgotten as the after burners came on, the exhaust turned cherry red, conversation stopped and jaws dropped. So sad that she will be no more, but it is still amazing that she flew again at all, giving so many of so much pleasure. My hat is doffed to all involved.

minormatt · Joined: 03 Aug 2015 Posts: 48

Is there anywhere giving approximate timings?

MikeEdwards · Joined: 25 May 2011 Posts: 2044 Location: South Cheshire

The VTTS web page said that timings would be released on Friday, I was pointed to this site that seems to have some more information somehow:

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/vulcan-xh558-farewell-tour-greater-10214680

Obviously loads of TBC going on, but check the Vulcan site on Friday. I'm looking for somewhere to get some photos.

kevin2306 · Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2015 3:50 pm Post subject:

We are booked in to watch a show in the winter gardens tonight, arrived early and whilst having a stroll on the beach (Blackpool) the Vulcan flew over! Wasn't expecting it but what a fantastic sight.

Kev

MikeEdwards · Joined: 25 May 2011 Posts: 2044 Location: South Cheshire

I went for a walk alongside the canal on Saturday afternoon, by the time the plane came over there must have been about thirty people there, not bad considering the location.

Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 21720 Location: UK

I hung around at the bottom of the garden for a while Saturday pm (I've been offline at home since Friday midday so wasn't 100% sure of the times), and spotted it flying by at a decent rate of knots.

RJ
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MikeEdwards · Joined: 25 May 2011 Posts: 2044 Location: South Cheshire

I thought the timings thing was a bit poorly handled, though I guess they must have had a reason for it. They didn't announce the take-off time until Saturday morning, and there was a lot of negative stuff on Facebook and so on from people who were making a long trip to see it. That's one of the reasons I stayed local. My internet chose this weekend to be really poor as well, so I was just going on the Manchester Evening News thing that suggested 3pm.

Peter_L · Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2015 10:49 am Post subject:

BBC News.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-34505010

MikeEdwards · Joined: 25 May 2011 Posts: 2044 Location: South Cheshire

Some nice, albeit brief, footage of the Red Arrows flying in formation with the Vulcan in the BBC "Inside the RAF" programme from last Sunday evening.

Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 21720 Location: UK

Last flight took place earlier today it seems, just having a watch of this now

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcKqkq27ffk

Sad

RJ
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Penman · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4321 Location: Lancashire

Hi
Interesting in that if she took off upwind she then landed downwind.
So windspeed must have been quite low.
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Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 21720 Location: UK

Wouldn't it be neat if this old girl could be dragged out of retirement - I wonder what the hours are like on surviving Victors?

Of course the real difficulty would be getting sign-off from the usual parties, and a few £mil together to get things moving.

RJ
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Penman · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4321 Location: Lancashire

Hi
Here is the film of the last official flights and also the "accidental" one, that's a buttock clenching one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zMPrOE3Wpc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rh2YSzBdWFg
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Bristols should always come in pairs.

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V8 V10

Peter_L · Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2015 3:09 am Post subject: Vulcan's Role in the air

or in this case Roll.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-34712346

So what they going to do ? Ground the plane ?

It landed safely, will very likely never fly again, so come on you "jobs worths" let it go, leave it alone and move on.

...and, if I had been flying it, I would have done the self same thing..