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Vulcan movement
« on: 11 November 2008, 10:50:09 »
For those in the area I have just heard that XH558 will be departing Farnborough at 12:30 and heading to Brize Norton.



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Re: Vulcan movement
« Reply #1 on: 11 November 2008, 11:06:00 »
i have seen it twice, annoying while driving to the station.

Stunning sight!
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Re: Vulcan movement
« Reply #2 on: 11 November 2008, 12:50:04 »
VULCAN MOVEMENT

Sorry i missunderstood......I thought it was a petition to bring back Mr Spock :D :D
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Re: Vulcan movement
« Reply #3 on: 11 November 2008, 13:56:30 »
was hoping it might have overflown us (as it did enroute from Fairford to Farnborough in the summer :)), but no sighting so far :(
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Re: Vulcan movement
« Reply #4 on: 11 November 2008, 14:56:45 »
Mrs. KW is up at the gliding club with some sources of inside information. Problems with the APU today so it's getting rescheduled for tomorrow. Should be doing a flypast at Lasham apparently.

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« Reply #5 on: 11 November 2008, 18:23:41 »
hmmm whats the odds of being able to get near the runway and take a video of the take off? Have to be at work for 2 but might be worth a look... What you reckon? Ive been to the air show but ive not tried to view from outsid with the plane spotters, obviously, but this is worth a look if poss.
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« Reply #6 on: 11 November 2008, 18:35:08 »
I wonder if it's gona fly over No 10 & drop a couple of bunker busters :y :y
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« Reply #7 on: 11 November 2008, 18:37:51 »
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I wonder if it's gona fly over No 10 & drop a couple of bunker busters :y :y

couple of daisy cutters would be better. less chance of escaping.  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Vulcan movement
« Reply #8 on: 12 November 2008, 09:49:47 »
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hmmm whats the odds of being able to get near the runway and take a video of the take off? Have to be at work for 2 but might be worth a look... What you reckon? Ive been to the air show but ive not tried to view from outsid with the plane spotters, obviously, but this is worth a look if poss.

In Farnborough I would head for Fleet road or somewhere in Long Valley. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=farnborough&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=33.626896,56.601563&ie=UTF8&ll=51.267984,-0.801444&spn=0.012969,0.027637&t=h&z=15A few public car parks round there although tree cover might be a problem in places. Either that or go up onto Caesar's camp where you can look straight down on the whole airfield but it's a bit of a yomp from any parking area.

There's always the top of the multi-storey car park in Fleet. That's where I'd be if I hadn't decided on a last minute WFH. ::)

Rumour control says same time today. Farnborough take off then Lasham, doubling back to pass NE of Basingstoke then High Wycombe, Northampton. :-X

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Re: Vulcan movement
« Reply #9 on: 12 November 2008, 10:11:10 »
Its not going to Brise....its off to Bruntingthorpe....
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Re: Vulcan movement
« Reply #10 on: 12 November 2008, 10:41:57 »
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Its not going to Brise....its off to Bruntingthorpe....

Did wonder about that..

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Re: Vulcan movement
« Reply #11 on: 12 November 2008, 13:42:25 »
Has it gone yet?
I have not heard anything here not far from Lasham & would expect to
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Re: Vulcan movement
« Reply #12 on: 12 November 2008, 14:16:24 »
Yep. It passed Lasham at about 1305 hrs. in the end after a delayed takeoff. Rolled in quite low from the West, South of the airfield, trailing black smoke, of course, did a nice graceful 90 degree turn to the right over the airfield showing off its' shape and climbed away to the North. :)

Will have a look and see if I have any pictures of publishable quality later.

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Re: Vulcan movement
« Reply #13 on: 12 November 2008, 23:33:16 »
Give us everything Kevin.  It's fantastic the old dear is flying again.

I was an apprentice at Rolls Royce Bristol when she did a minimum altitude flyby over the factory on her farewell tour.

Absolutly bloody awsome.

Almost as good as when we got our Concorde back 5 years ago.
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« Reply #14 on: 13 November 2008, 09:05:14 »
Landing at Bruntingthorpe yesterday with Chute just starting to deploy.



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