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Re: RAF Waddington - - Vulcan
« Reply #30 on: 07 July 2009, 20:34:46 »
At least I had the Worcester air display with the final pass over our garden!
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« Reply #31 on: 08 July 2009, 09:44:26 »
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Same thing happened at the Bournemouth Air Show. Vulcan was a no show for the same reason. I didn't go, was working on a car at the time. I did see a Lancaster fly over though  :)
What show. Must have missed that one. :o
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« Reply #32 on: 08 July 2009, 11:06:20 »
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What a gaff honestly.....as mentioned before they should rearrange things like this to be done in the off season.....

I think they are starting to lose many fans already.....

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They couldn't, they had no funding!

Its a total shambles Mark, we wanted so much to see her at a air show display (saw a 30 min practice display before Waddo last yr) but I honestly wouldnt be able to rely on it turning up and performing at any event......its no-show rate must be astonishing.....

Hope they get it all sorted and move forward having learnt that you cant keep disappointing your fans and expect them to still financially support you......

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Thast the way of operating heritage rare things, they are old and fragile.

We had an issue with the loco I work on, it went to East lancs for a 3 day event and could not run on the first day due to a water leak.....we fixed it but those who turned up on the Friday to see her would have been disapointed.

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Re: RAF Waddington - - Vulcan
« Reply #33 on: 08 July 2009, 20:51:16 »
Not Brize - and certainly not Wadd (this year) but for those in withdrawl here's one I took (much) earlier.

Glorious sight

But where??



- and don't say in the sky/up ...

I had heard twice that on it's way into Brize it had been scouting around with little engine power on and frightening the *** out of folk flying with big shadows - equally scarey as the 'good blast'.

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« Reply #34 on: 08 July 2009, 22:10:59 »
That is one hell of a beautiful picture John! :-* :-* :-* 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)
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Re: RAF Waddington - - Vulcan
« Reply #35 on: 08 July 2009, 22:46:17 »
what camara do you use john ?
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Re: RAF Waddington - - Vulcan
« Reply #36 on: 08 July 2009, 23:17:53 »
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Same thing happened at the Bournemouth Air Show. Vulcan was a no show for the same reason. I didn't go, was working on a car at the time. I did see a Lancaster fly over though  :)
What show. Must have missed that one. :o

Was one last year. Big three day event. I never went due to work unfortunately but I believe they will be planning another one soon
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Re: RAF Waddington - - Vulcan
« Reply #37 on: 10 July 2009, 11:24:32 »
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That is one hell of a beautiful picture John!
Awe, taa.  :-[

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what camara do you use john ?
I'm sure that one was the 400 (XTi) I use at present.

Never quite 100% though, it caught me napping and was too close - I didn't aim to chop a wing!  I blame that on the pro that'd been there all day and was watching for a proper upwind approach.
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« Reply #38 on: 10 July 2009, 11:55:26 »
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That is one hell of a beautiful picture John!
Awe, taa.  :-[

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what camara do you use john ?
I'm sure that one was the 400 (XTi) I use at present.

Never quite 100% though, it caught me napping and was too close - I didn't aim to chop a wing!  I blame that on the pro that'd been there all day and was watching for a proper upwind approach.

For me John you chopping the wing does not detract from the value of the photo, as it gives great close up detail of the undercarriage and the dramatic design features of the fuselage and wings.  The pure power of this machine, even though it is from the 1950s drawing board, is conveyed in your picture, and you can well believe with a bit of an update it could still pack a considerable punch armed with hydrogen or atomic bombs (well the B52 of that era can still do and the Vulcan is a better plane!)!

That photograph also personally brings back memories of being with my dear dad, then a naval Chief Petty Officer, inside an RAF control tower at Luqa airport, Malta, watching Vulcan's landing and taking off during an exercise in 1963. Before that it was seeing the 'V' bombers, Javelin and Lightnings fighters for the first time at the Farnborough Air Show of 1958/59(?)   

Pictures like yours John can produce one hell of a lot of memories, as well as giving such a great insight into the design features of these still wonderful aircraft. :-* :-* :-* :y :y
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Re: RAF Waddington - - Vulcan
« Reply #39 on: 10 July 2009, 20:10:17 »
Permit to Fly granted .... :y :y :y :y :y :y :y :y :y :y

http://www.vulcantothesky.org

right hand side ..  :)

She'll be at Yeovilton ... :)

http://www.vulcantothesky.org/FlightOperations.asp
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Re: RAF Waddington - - Vulcan
« Reply #40 on: 11 July 2009, 21:22:08 »
For those interested ... VTTS now use "twitter" to update the latest happenings .. you DO NOT have to "sign up" to read them .. just go to this link

http://twitter.com/XH558

combined with the VTTS page and the "news" on the right hand side... you should be able to keep fully up-to-date

http://www.vulcantothesky.org

HTH
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Re: RAF Waddington - - Vulcan
« Reply #41 on: 11 July 2009, 23:05:42 »
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Today's Lasham appearance is now cancelled as weather is too poor. Every effort will be made to still display at Yeovilton 1500 if weath ...

No joke. Only thing I saw fly was a Bell 47 which did a couple of passes up and down the crowd line - and practically disappeared into cloud at about 200 feet when turning either end. :(

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