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Old 17-05-15, 07:31 AM   #11
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The party piece at air displays was to fly away from the airfield and go very high. It would then dive towards the crowd and pull up right overhead, engines on 100% and climb as near vertical as possible! The ground used to shake! Kids were crying, picnics were blown away, general mayhem ensued, and as the roar dissipated, all you could hear was me and my brother giggling like idiots!

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Old 17-05-15, 07:59 AM   #12
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The party piece at air displays was to fly away from the airfield and go very high. It would then dive towards the crowd and pull up right overhead, engines on 100% and climb as near vertical as possible! The ground used to shake! Kids were crying, picnics were blown away, general mayhem ensued, and as the roar dissipated, all you could hear was me and my brother giggling like idiots!

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Old 17-05-15, 08:12 AM   #13
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When not on the move it can be visited and for a small donation you may actually get to take a peek inside
Indeed it can. Just last weekend I'd arranged a visit for The Sporting Bears. Fantastic 3 hour tour, with the chance to even get into the cockpit.






If you'd like to see the Vulcan doing it's fast taxy runs, this is the event to go to this year....





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Old 17-05-15, 09:35 AM   #14
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That's awesome! Back in the 80's though, there were no restrictions on overflying the crowd. It would dive from high in front, straight at the crowd, the pull up overhead.

Then a star fighter would do it, then a Lightning. Noisy fun!

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Old 17-05-15, 09:39 AM   #15
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yes, I remember seeing the Lightning at Ipswich airport, its party peice was a low pass, followed by a vertical climb using its afterburners.

It shattered the control tower windows when it did this.
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Old 17-05-15, 10:30 AM   #16
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I live near Scampton and remember seeing and hearing, (thunder doesn't come close), them take off/ fly/ land. To coin an amercanism...friggin' awesome!

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I remember being there as a kid, watching them take off from the end of the runway, we were there so long the MPs came to see what we were up to but my mam and dad explained why we were having a picnic at the end of the runway!

I saw the Vulcan at the Goodwood Festival of Speed last year and it is still awesome! If this is to be it's last year, I'm definitely going to get to see it again!
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Old 17-05-15, 11:36 AM   #17
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There is a static Vulcan at the Midland Air Museum near Coventry. When I last visited, you could climb into the cockpit and look into the bomb bay but in these days of elf & safety, that's probably not allowed any more. http://www.midlandairmuseum.co.uk/about.php

In 1964 I was with the ATC visiting RAF Waddington when, standing on the peri track, 3 Vulcans landed almost as one. Even from 200 yards away the sound was ear splitting from 12 Olympus engines. On another occasion, at RAF Marham, we had just crossed the runway when a Lightning took off almost over our heads and went near vertical on afterburners. Now that was LOUD.
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Old 19-05-15, 11:31 AM   #18
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I used to love watching Vulcan's coming home to Woodford to display when I worked there. Will be sadly missed. Love this pic below ( if it works ).

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It's been the last year of flying for at least the last 6 years of Farnborough. This time it may be real but don't be surprised if it pops up at airshows again for a few more years to rattle your lungs.
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Costs a fortune I believe due to the rotation of the engines owing to a strict limit on running hours,and of course there are only a limited number of them knocking about !!!
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