mjheathcote
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If its base is in Doncaster, how can you have a tour of it in Beachy Head? Does it land (with a suitable long runway there), just for refuel and tours?
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If its base is in Doncaster, how can you have a tour of it in Beachy Head? Does it land (with a suitable long runway there), just for refuel and tours?
Phil H
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A Vulcan was the first aircraft I ever marshalled and I've seen a fair few since then. One last time at Bournemouth would be good though Phil.
PH
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Assuming the Spyder is back from it's clutch replacement this might be a good running in trip, count me in
mjheathcote
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http://www.vulcantothesky.org/appearances/aircraft-tours.html
Yes tours are at the hanger in Doncaster.
also:
http://www.vulcantothesky.org/appearances/clubs-groups.html
Yes tours are at the hanger in Doncaster.
also:
http://www.vulcantothesky.org/appearances/clubs-groups.html
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There also one at Gaydon in Warwickshire,we had a good look around it a couple weeks ago with the AROC boys...
They even cracked up the auxiliary systems and opened the bomb doors!
Even went into the cockpit,its tiny,god knows how the crew of 5 lasted 15 hours in there over to the Falklands as there's no room to move
Then there was the frightening Microwave armament systems up in the tail to get your head around..
It was a fantastic day out
Dave
They even cracked up the auxiliary systems and opened the bomb doors!
Even went into the cockpit,its tiny,god knows how the crew of 5 lasted 15 hours in there over to the Falklands as there's no room to move
Then there was the frightening Microwave armament systems up in the tail to get your head around..
It was a fantastic day out
Dave
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I'm up for Bournemouth too, the problem is that it never lands at Bournemouth Airport otherwise I'd try to arrange forum trip to it.
I'm up for a group trip to Doncaster too
I'm up for a group trip to Doncaster too
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The Doncaster visit is really well worth doing - excellent facility for the Vulcan there.
If we do that trip, then we could potentially include a Blyton Park track event, or a karting event at the biggest track in the UK (so they tell me), which is also just off the A1. Would make it a more worthwhile trip perhaps to tempt a few more southerners into bringing their cars north of Watford Gap.
If we do that trip, then we could potentially include a Blyton Park track event, or a karting event at the biggest track in the UK (so they tell me), which is also just off the A1. Would make it a more worthwhile trip perhaps to tempt a few more southerners into bringing their cars north of Watford Gap.
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I'd be up for this. First saw a Vulcan at RAF Mildenhall as a 10 year old. The two things I remember from the day were the sheer noise of the Vulcan at take off and the speed of the SR-71 take off and fly past.
XH588 did a fly past Sywell Aerodrome a couple of years back, banked around my village so low the wing tip was below the roof line looking from my window. Very sad to see it go.
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I'd be up for this as well.
If we really wanted to make a couple of days of aircraft viewing, RAF Coningsby where the Battle of Britain flight is based is not that far away. They do guided tours but only on weekdays generally.
http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/visiting/museums/battle-of-britain-memorial-flight/
If we really wanted to make a couple of days of aircraft viewing, RAF Coningsby where the Battle of Britain flight is based is not that far away. They do guided tours but only on weekdays generally.
http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/visiting/museums/battle-of-britain-memorial-flight/
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We don't live far from Leeds airport and Concorde used to land there occasionally. Beautiful sight and what a noise. Also remember going to an air show at Mildenhall (I think) and a B52 taking off. That was incredibly noisy as well.
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When I lived in South West London I could hear the Concords taking off from Heathrow every morning despite it being over 25 miles from my apartment. In the early afternoon they would return and follow a route which seemed to mirror my high street...always made me look up.
As for the Vulcan, I recall as a small boy seeing it at RAF Binbrook with an escort of Lightning fighters...it made my internal organs shake in my body when they pulled up with afterburners on... WOW
As for the Vulcan, I recall as a small boy seeing it at RAF Binbrook with an escort of Lightning fighters...it made my internal organs shake in my body when they pulled up with afterburners on... WOW
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My Vulcan story:
As a young boy I saw the Vulcan being displayed at RAF Finningley - an awesome sight and noise....
However, the awesome sight and noise was topped by my younger sister. She was in one of the Portaloos as the V-bomber came over the crowd at full power into a climb. The story as my dad publicly told it a couple of years ago at her wedding, was that she ran out with her knickers round her ankles, shrieking at the top of her voice, clearly heard over the Vulcan
I only remember the shrieking, but it was bl00dy funny all the same
As a young boy I saw the Vulcan being displayed at RAF Finningley - an awesome sight and noise....
However, the awesome sight and noise was topped by my younger sister. She was in one of the Portaloos as the V-bomber came over the crowd at full power into a climb. The story as my dad publicly told it a couple of years ago at her wedding, was that she ran out with her knickers round her ankles, shrieking at the top of her voice, clearly heard over the Vulcan
I only remember the shrieking, but it was bl00dy funny all the same