Vulcan cash

[gingerjedi]

Vulcan cash race hailed a success

Has anyone seen one of these flying recently? I don't think I've seen one in the air for a good 15 years or so, it was very noisy and looked deceptively slow IIRC.

[Cliphead]

Vulcan cash race hailed a success

Has anyone seen one of these flying recently? I don't think I've seen one in the air for a good 15 years or so, it was very noisy and looked deceptively slow IIRC.

Not for a long time, Leuchars Air Show in the 70's. Did get to sit in the right hand seat of a B1 just before it's final flight, this one here.

[Gonzo]

Vulcan cash race hailed a success

Has anyone seen one of these flying recently? I don't think I've seen one in the air for a good 15 years or so, it was very noisy and looked deceptively slow IIRC.

I remember seeing them flying over the west country (West Dorset and Dartmoor) but that probably was about 30 years ago.

I thought that they had all now been scrapped, except for the one that is the restoration project.

[doodab]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencete...-air-show.html

I saw one at an airshow some time in the early 80s, I think it might have been at Duxford. I am 99% sure it was after the Falklands.

I have the Vulcan 607 book about the mission to the falklands, I haven't read it yet though.

[Troll]

Vulcan cash race hailed a success

Has anyone seen one of these flying recently? I don't think I've seen one in the air for a good 15 years or so, it was very noisy and looked deceptively slow IIRC.

Saw it fly over Newbury last year at low level- very very impressive

[bellymonster]

It flew at Waddington airshow last year too but I missed it.

I'm quite nostalgic about the Vulcan as I live near Waddington where they were based and always used to see them in the skies during the 70's and 80's.

Fantastic to watch close up, especially when they used to scramble 3 of them at once at the airshow in the 70's.

[Olly]

Saw it about a year ago out Newbury way too.
Smokey thing.
Also pretty nostalgic about them. They were a big part of growing up as my old man flew them for many years and life was based around bases and him on call or going on training trips.
He didn't have to drop 'buckets of sunshine' on anyone, i don't think they even did it accidentally, though they did win the world bombing championships in the USA.

[OwlHoot]

Vulcan cash race hailed a success

Has anyone seen one of these flying recently? I don't think I've seen one in the air for a good 15 years or so, it was very noisy and looked deceptively slow IIRC.

Was I the only one who thought this discussion would be about alien currency?

[Lockhouse]

When I was a kid at school I remember all the fly-pasts with the Vulcans in. Very nostalgic.

[Churchill]

A mate of mine used to build them at AV-RO Woodford.