General Chat

Lots of lovely replies, sorry if the original post assumed it was a "man thing". That was tongue in cheek.

However, if you can spare a couple of quid towards that £150k, all the better.

Hi ya

Hope all goes well with the appeal - and the Vulcan will be flying soon...
but I have to admit I think I am seriously losing the plot as when I read subject of thread I thought it was involving Dr Spock of the starship Enterprise!!

Oh dear!


Kaz:o))))

Ooh that noisy ol' thing folks :-)))
Mum and Dad live at Duxford, wow, it shakes the house!. They prefer the Red Arrows, and their colour trail!, Lol.

Chris :)

That's what I love more than anything about the Vulcan, Chris! She is sooooooooooo noisy! I know I might think differently if I lived with it every day, but oh boy, that is so awesome!
x
Apology accepted Brian, lol. :-))))

Got a mention on the Today programme this morning, so that might generate a little support.

Love it. My father was posted all over Lincolnshire in late 50's and used to take us to the airfield gates to see them take off. As a child I can't remember which airbase but wasn't too far from Hemswell. It may have been Waddington or Scampton. Also loved the Lightning's too. Have been to Cosford a few times but not made it to any airshow as yet. Need to convince OH and sons to go.
Di

I was brought up in Romford, so close to Hornchurch, but never saw planes there before it closed.

I remember seeing the Hawker Hunters at North Weald, though.

Do we still have an airforce?

In the 80s we lived near RAF Henlow (&I worked there).

Only small aircraft could land there but, and I don't know why. One day it must have been after an air show, which they used to put on, but i was at home looking out of my bedroom window when this beautiful big bird (a Vulcan) thundered past almost level with my eye line. fabulous. And I love air displays too female of not.

Ann
Glos

Nudged to hopefully gernerate a little more support.

Please: Do pass this on to your friends and relatives as it would be dreadful to fall at the last hurdle.

Brian, my son works at an airbase in Lincs and they have got a swearbox going there (that might raise the £150k !)
And my ATC squadron are doing a carboot stall to raise some cash for it.

Our tickets arrived yesterday for Fairford, can't wait.

Helen

Time for a nudge again, and take a look at this clip, taken on the 16/4/2008.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=tCqaG1DPAXI&feature=related

A couple of the big donors came up with the £150k to get the airworthiness tests done, but ongoing funds are still needed.

Hopefully RAF Cottesford sent it back with full tanks !

Brian, it's Cottesmore not Cottesford LOL.

saw the bird the other day..........got out of my car and heard this unusual noise.......usual noises are harriers and eurofighters(typhoons) looked up and saw .......Bruddy ell thats Concorde......'ere ang on a bit I fort,thats' black and Concordes are white( and grounded) yep it was the Vulcan headed towards Wittering, no doubt on its way to land after the electrical fault light....

Oh you lucky devil Bob, Did you get any piccies?

Used to live near Binbrook a vulcan airfield in the 1950s Husbands airfield @ Honnington had victors. Yes lets get it flying again. Elaine.

sad to say..........it was a bit quicker than I.....
Bob

Yes Lynn I thought they had one at Coventry Air Museum, but I don't think it was going anywhere.

Can anyone confirm whether this is the one from Bruntingthorpe? Trying to get OH to go over there one daty, but he isn't interested - unlike me!

S

Sheila, I think you will find that yes it is the one from Bruntingthorpe. It was taken to Cottesmore so that it could do it's flight tests.