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| Venomator Member Since: 25 Aug 2014 Location: Peterborough Posts: 2087  
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Thanks for sharing your photos @jeeves, brilliant formation flight with your Landy in the pic too...
Wowsas... 
That brings back childhood memories of when Dad took us to Farnborough Air Show and did not warn us of the awesome, indescribable, but exhilarating sound of the Vulcan - easily the star of many such show for me... 
Thank you @Flyingfocrs so much for sharing that awesome video...  Rog...
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15th Aug 2015 7:29am |
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| munch90 Member Since: 26 Oct 2013 Location: guildford Posts: 3558 
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my mate went to beachy head couple of weeks ago as someone said you can see it flying from there , said he spent 2-3 hrs and said he couldn't see or hear anything
I said " that's because the show is on in 2 weeks time  |
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15th Aug 2015 8:12am |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018 
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"Yesterday, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), which regulates UK airspace and its users, imposed, with immediate effect, certain restrictions on displays by vintage jet aircraft at all airshows over land. High-energy aerobatics are, for the time being, no longer permitted.
Operations Director and Chief Pilot of the Vulcan to the Sky Trust, Martin Withers, has spoken to his contacts at the CAA, and has released this statement: “I am pleased to report that I have received assurances from our contacts at the CAA that XH558's 2015 display routine is not classified as aerobatic, and so consequently, we are hoping to continue to fly on through XH558's last season with minimal changes to our display.”  |
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26th Aug 2015 8:37am |
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| need4speed Member Since: 23 Nov 2012 Location: Kilmarnock Posts: 746 |
As far as I'm aware it only has 1 more flight left to do anyway!
Might be wrong though... |
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26th Aug 2015 1:21pm |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018
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Feck you are not really in the ballpark!
Thurs 27th August Clacton Airshow (Essex) Display More info Sat 29th August Durham Tees Valley Airport (County Durham) Flypast More info Sat 29th August Rhyl - North Wales Sat 29th August Dunsfold (Surrey) Display Sun 30th August Dunsfold (Surrey) Display More info Sun 30th August Uffington White Horse Show (Oxfordshire) Flypast More info Sun 30th August Little Gransden (Cambridgeshire) Flypast More info Sat 5th September Portrush, Northern Ireland Display More info Sat 5th/Sun 6th September Scottish Airshow - Ayr and Prestwick U/T Display More info Sun 6th September The Victory Show - Cosby (Leicestershire) Display More info Sat 12th September Old Sarum (Wiltshire) Display More info Sat 12th September Goodwood Revival (West Sussex) Display More info Sat 19th September Southport Air Show (Sefton, Merseyside) Display More info Sat 26th September Leeds East - Church Fenton (North Yorkshire) Display |
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26th Aug 2015 1:36pm |
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| keith Member Since: 15 Aug 2012 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 2212 
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Next week .At Ayr seafront , the Scottish air show .
It's Vulcans last air show and won't be seen flying again .
Sorry , that info might not be correct according to the above ^^^  |
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26th Aug 2015 2:01pm |
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| need4speed Member Since: 23 Nov 2012 Location: Kilmarnock Posts: 746 |
That's what I was led to believe as well Keith.
I attended the RIAT at Fairford last month and it was announced then that the Scottish airshow (which I will also be at) would be her last airshow.. |
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26th Aug 2015 2:38pm |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018
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Interesting that the Vulcan team published this message only last week:
"In recent weeks, we have been made aware of rumours circulating of technical or weather related cancellations that have emanated from unofficial sources and then been populated across various channels. All of these proved to be false. We would like to stress that you should await official announcements made only either on our website, our Twitter feed @XH558 or Facebook page Vulcan XH558. These will always give the latest ‘up to date’ information messages as needed to keep you informed of fast moving developments that sometimes happen during an air show. If you hear a story, please check our own official feeds before spreading it on and do always quote the source please which will help verify that it is official. Thank you. WEATHER WARNING. This message is perhaps most relevant for the forthcoming weekend, as a severe weather front is expected along the southern and central areas of the country. Our teams will be working hard all weekend to keep you fully in the picture, so do follow our flight day information feeds that will tell you the very latest news. Follow XH558 on our ‘latest news’ section of our web site or social media from 10.30 tomorrow which will keep you fully updated on the build-up to flight. We will also provide a route guide to give as many people as possible a chance to see her. " http://www.vulcantothesky.org/appearances.html |
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26th Aug 2015 3:34pm |
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| bluebottle Member Since: 08 May 2015 Location: Not in my Landy enough! Posts: 705
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I'm going to Dunsfold with a mate on Saturday pretty much solely on the basis that I want to see a Vulcan in flight. I'm too young to have experienced them flying operationally and I wasn't even born by the time they sent one to the Falklands. I only know the craft courtesy of Thunderball and later through reading about the V-force and a general morbid fascination with nuclear warfare... (father a physics teacher doing the chain reaction mousetrap experiment might not have helped!)
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26th Aug 2015 4:35pm |
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| CarMan Member Since: 29 Nov 2010 Location: Cotswolds Posts: 1859
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It's only just flown past my house less than 10 minutes ago
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11th Oct 2015 2:38pm |
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| Oakseywick Member Since: 20 Dec 2014 Location: Cirencester Posts: 1000 
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I also just saw the Vulcan flying around near staverton airfield in Gloucester on my way down the m5 to my home, lots of people on the bridges over the motorway watching it.
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11th Oct 2015 3:47pm |
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| Terryt Member Since: 28 Jun 2012 Location: Lerryn. Cornwall. Posts: 750
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 Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge In bound Farnborough |
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12th Oct 2015 8:26pm |
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| ian series 1 Member Since: 17 Nov 2014 Location: south Posts: 3127 
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Can't believe we missed it....
We were only a mile or so from the airfield, we had all the flying info, where it was going, times etc. Quite a few of us were watching the sky, never even heard it, let alone see it! 
Still......nice pictures Terry 80" 80" 86" 88" 90"
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12th Oct 2015 8:33pm |
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| Terryt Member Since: 28 Jun 2012 Location: Lerryn. Cornwall. Posts: 750
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I was on duty mate it was around 14:20 give or take ....
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12th Oct 2015 8:56pm |
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