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Look what I saw flying today!
Near Southampton, Hampshire, England.
A majestic sight indeed. http://www.raf.mod.uk/RAFconingsby/n...A12F5A3D359F12 |
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Saw her last year at Cosford. It was a real shame they didn't get her fit in time for this year's Cosford show.
I used to watch Vulcans regularly at Woodford in the 60's and 70's, and seeing one fly again was a real tear jerker. My Dad would've loved it. And that intake howl!!! OMGG!! |
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Beautiful.
I showed a Vulcan and a (being reconstructed) Victor to my nephews at Duxford (during the BOB memorial airshow). They literally could not believe that this little country (the UK) could have engineered and built such a majestic aircraft (let alone 3 completely different aircraft, all designed for the same strategic purpose!). Great video. So much has been lost! |
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Sad that the only reason it still flies is that some hobbyists put it back in the air. Not sad that that they did it, just sad that your MoD has let your country's defense fall to the sad state it is in.
Now it looks like your new aircraft carriers are going to get the axe, which of course means the end of the Royal Navy in a real sense, and the cancellation of the F 35 program for the RN, leaving you with no real naval single seater capable of competing on the world stage. An island nation that is still a major player in the world economy, and in world politics, without their own viable naval air component, and hence, no ability to project power and defend your island in an increasingly troubled world. Your politicians are as daft as ours are.
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Personally speaking, the P-40 could contend on an equal footing with all the types of Messerschmitts, almost to the end of 1943. ~Nikolay Gerasimovitch Golodnikov |
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Glad that a great person had some spare Pounds in a sock...
I've seen and heard her at the Volkel airforce airshow. Sad that a lot of other vintage is already lost. Hope to meet up again soon. |
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I'm English and proud of past histories, (well, some of them) but the word 'Great' in 'Great Britain' should be replaced with the word 'Bland'. I couldn't believe us retiring the Sea Harriers before any replacement was available so that the fleet has no airborne defence bar surface to air missiles. However, we do have the Typhoon to counter a threat that no longer exists. What would we do if Argentina decided it wanted the Falklands after all? That little excursion to the South Atlantic simply wouldn't be viable. Black Buck anyone? |
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The world is not the same as before
I’m with Tree on this one.
The Vulcan is an impressing piece of machinery but the overall conclusion should be: Thank heaven that we don’t live in a world that needs these weapons anymore! Happy to say Viking |
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