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Subject: [Leica] [IMG] AIRCRAFT - Last flying Vulcan XH558
From: pdzwig at summaventures.com (Peter Dzwig)
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:55:14 +0000
References: <4AFC932E.9030602@summaventures.com> <4AFC9C80.4080601@gmx.de> <FBE2864F-BBA2-4B52-B0CD-079A5DCDB6B7@embarqmail.com>

I thoroughly recommend this lot to anyone interested. There are a lot of 
early
shots. Many are of XH558 since and during its restoration. Some of them give 
a
feeling for the sheer scale of the aircraft.

Peter

Ric Carter wrote:
> <http://www.flightglobal.com/airspace/photos/vulcan/avro-vulcan-2328.aspx>
> 
> 
> On Nov 12, 2009, at 6:38 PM, Douglas Sharp wrote:
> 
>> Peter,
>>
>> wonderful to see that Vulcan to the Sky actual got XH558 back into the
>> air, a beautiful and breathtaking machine. The last time I saw one in
>> flight was at Leeds & Bradford Airport (then Yeadon Aerodrome - that
>> dates it!) on a low pass at the SSAFA airshow before it relocated to
>> Church Fenton. Must have been some time in the late 1960's. An
>> ear-shattering experience as that colossal ghostly white machine flew
>> over at about 50 feet off the ground - couldn't hear a thing for about
>> 10 minutes after it had gone.
>>
>> It still looks like a really state of the art modern jet, hard to
>> believe it was built in 1960.
>>
>> Thanks for showing
>> Douglas
> 
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