Nimrod r1 xv249

[fixinflyback]

Just watching XV249 on the final climbout from Waddington as it departs to a new life at Cosford. End of an era for 51 Sqn, but hopefully just the beginning of a new period in the Squadron's history. Sad day for all those who have served on the various marks of the Nimrod, but at least XW664/XV249 have found new homes and not ending up in a scrapyard.

:(

[Shaky Ken]

Lurked here for a while but now been moved to post! Worked on XV249 during her conversion at Woodford, and many times since. A sad day, will need to take the family for a visit to Cosford museum methinks.

[onemac]

Just a note to say it's the captains last flight in the RAF - he settles down flying a desk as of a few weeks hence (hols).

All the best Mike :ok:

Al

[TEEEJ]

A few snaps of XV249 leaving RAF Waddington. All the best, Mike :ok:

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6134/5987581226_60a5b380f7_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/40812808@N06/5987581226/)
NIMROD-XV249-1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/40812808@N06/5987581226/) by llihmot (http://www.flickr.com/people/40812808@N06/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6016/5987581224_403b1f2dd0_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/40812808@N06/5987581224/)
NIMROD-XV249-2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/40812808@N06/5987581224/) by llihmot (http://www.flickr.com/people/40812808@N06/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6009/5987581222_c1cd3e2206_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/40812808@N06/5987581222/)
NIMROD-XV249-3 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/40812808@N06/5987581222/) by llihmot (http://www.flickr.com/people/40812808@N06/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6136/5987581220_b7a10e1786_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/40812808@N06/5987581220/)
NIMROD-XV249-4 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/40812808@N06/5987581220/) by llihmot (http://www.flickr.com/people/40812808@N06/), on Flickr

TJ

[Duncan D'Sorderlee]

Good luck landing at Cosford! It's awfully short.

The option to send an MR2 to the RAF Museum at Cosford was firmly stamped on for safety reasons; short runway, gross landing performance, lack of experience using 'short' runways (nobody left who'd been at Stanley). There was an option for a road move, though.

Oh, and all the best for the future, Mike!

Duncs:ok:

[Just This Once...]

Cosford is indeed very short, too short for the mighty R1. It will arrive there by road in several large pieces.

[fixinflyback]

All the best in your new job Mike, it was good fun flying with you over the years and spending some memorable and not so memorable dets together. No doubt I will catch up with you from time to time at the Association gatherings, especially as I'm now a fully paid up member. Steve

:ok:

[Wander00]

So where did it land - any pics?

[mmitch]

Photos here.
PlaneTalk :: View topic - Last flight of the Nimrod - XV249 arrives at Kemble (http://forum.planetalk.net/viewtopic.php?t=10368)
mmitch.

[onemac]

Good luck landing at Cosford! It's awfully short.
It will indeed but in the simulator.......

Al :)

[Duncan D'Sorderlee]

The shortest runway available in the NDS was, I think, 6000'; in order to practise landing on a 3700' piece of tarmac with a ravine at one end and a railway embankment at the other end I suspect that you had to squint a bit! Or try some 1664 before hand!

Duncs:ok: