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  1. 10-02-2015, 09:24 PM #1
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    Sad day for aviation fans.


    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/11636534/Worlds-last-flying-Vulcan-bomber-prepares-for-goodbye-season.html

    Sadly, it was announced that Avro Vulcan XH558 is going to be taken from the skies at last. The end of the end of an era, truly.


    Avro Vulcan

    Strategic bomber

    The Avro Vulcan is a jet-powered delta wing strategic bomber, which was operated by the Royal Air Force from 1956 until 1984. Aircraft manufacturer A.V. Roe and Company designed the Vulcan in response to Specification B.35/46. Wikipedia


    Introduced: July 20, 1956


    Retired: March 1984


    Wingspan: 99'


    First flight: August 30, 1952


    Engine type: Rolls-Royce Olympus


    Designer: Roy Chadwick


    Manufacturers: Hawker Siddeley, Avro
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  2. 10-02-2015, 09:35 PM #2
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    That was a nice looking plane.
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  3. 10-03-2015, 01:32 AM #3
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    Yep.That AC is a stunner for looks.Sorry to see her go.
    Good luck.Have fun.Be safe.
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  4. 10-04-2015, 03:10 PM #4
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    Man I remember being impressed by one at Offut Air Show many years ago. Then came Thunderball!
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  5. 10-04-2015, 04:31 PM #5
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    I went to see the Vulcan at the last public display she will be doing today .
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  6. 10-04-2015, 07:20 PM #6
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    I was stationed at Harmon AFB in Newfoundland 64-65 and worked in Transient Maintenance. We had Vulcans come in a couple times during my time up there and I did manage to get up in the cockpit to look around. Neat looking aircraft.
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