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| Posted By: Ian Reeve Posted On: Oct 4, 2008 Views: 696 | XH558 We have not managed to see XH558 at an airshow this season as it was either washed out (Fairford) or unfortunately she teched out to the airshows we were able to get to. However we saw XH558 at R.A.F. Brize Norton on a Thursday evening (we live about six miles away from Brize), we heard she was going to be taking off flying out and then coming back about an hour later, and so it was. From our vantage point at the Brize end of the runway we heard her engines start up and she finaly taxied into view about ten minutes later,she then taxied onto the runway, and we were directly behind her as the engines spooled up and off she went in a cloud of spray (it had just stopped raining). She arrived back at Brize half an hour later, overflew the airfield and then came back across and turned into finals, once again we were stood by the fence at he end of the runway and on the centreline as she came into land, you could almost count the rivets on her underside as she came in over the top of us, and the noise of those Olympus engine was fantastic, a real adrenaline rush after some sixteen years of waiting for her to return to the sky, I only hope this was not the last time I see her. |
| Posted By: christian ward Posted On: Sep 22, 2008 Views: 882 | Vulcan XH558 Finally got the chance to see her at Southport. Nobody knew if she was coming, not even the Commentators!! But as the Typhoon was displaying you could see the Vulcan with the thick black trail of smoke behind her. Then finally to close the show at Southport she did a couple of flybys with the bomb bay door open and for her final pass she came past at full speed, full throttle and the pilots pulled the stick straight up. What a saight, worth the wait!! |
| Posted By: ben adams Posted On: Sep 12, 2008 Views: 1049 | VULCAN i was the vulcan at farnborough airshow but it was cancelled at every single outher airshow i went to this year clearly not up to standard |
| Posted By: dave nourse Posted On: Sep 11, 2008 Views: 560 | vulcan seen vulcan at southport and farnbrough this year pleasure to see this piece of british aviation history back in the air. well done to the vulcan society. |
| Posted By: Luke Weaver Posted On: Sep 7, 2008 Views: 472 | Vulcan 07/09/2008 - I have been to Southport Airshow today and it was a pleasure to see the Vulcan flying again, i have seen it many times when i was growing and am very happy that the younger generation gets to see this great plane fly again |
| Posted By: SK Posted On: Sep 7, 2008 Views: 312 | Vulcan bomber over Droitwich This afternoon (07.09.08) the Vulcan flew over my house in Droitwich, Worcestershire. I heard the noise and new immediately that it was no ordinary aircraft so I ran outside to see what it was. It was magnificent. I have not been to an air show for many years but now I know I must go to one again in the near future. The Vulcan was always one of the highlights and I will always remember the vibrations in my chest as the Vulcan flew past at low level and opened its bomb bays. |
| Posted By: lisa Posted On: Aug 28, 2008 Views: 535 | vulcan xh558 o yes she the best of the best seen her at the air show l am so happy to see her fly hope to see her the weekend |
| Posted By: Phil Catleugh Posted On: Aug 27, 2008 Views: 529 | XH558 Saw her first public display flight at Waddington 2008 with great weather. and we got a formation with the Lancaster. Truely a moment in history not to be forgotten. Here's some pictures. http://www.flickr.com/photos/phileaf92/sets/72157606082503950/ |
| Posted By: Emilio Di Pietro Posted On: Aug 27, 2008 Views: 532 | Vulcan Saw her at Farnboro' and hoping to see her at Shoreham this weekend. Would love to see her with Lancaster (perhaps 2009) |
| Posted By: christian ward Posted On: Aug 25, 2008 Views: 351 | Vulcan Was hoping to see XH558 at RIAT but obvious that didn't happen!. It also said on Vulcans official website that she was going to be displaying at Southport but that has recently been taken down. Deffo next year!!! Love to see a formation with the Red Arrows |