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Never in the field of human interest, has 'refresh' been clicked so often by so many.
me thinks Tombstone has gone into hiding
superb acheivement... let hope tombstone fulfils his obligation
superb acheivement... let hope tombstone fulfils his obligation
Congratulations All concerned. Just cant wait till she visits her spiritual home Woodford, Greedy b
ggr that I am. I live within the Woodford circuit.Come on home girl.
Be lucky
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I spend £150 on A HD Sky Box, £100 on installation, £56 a month on my subscription and then 20 seconds before she lands they cut to a commercial advert!!
How can they SERIOUSLY justify this!?
How can they SERIOUSLY justify this!?
Dancing with the devil, going with the flow... it's all a game to me.
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Took off and flew east thru the Sibson overhead and out past Wittering and Cottesmore towards the Deepings for a couple of steep turns (which yours truly witnessed!) and then back to Bruntingthorpe.
Awesome sight. I was actually close to tears!
VFE.
Awesome sight. I was actually close to tears!
VFE.
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Perhaps it hasn't gripped the country quite like we thought it might. It's too late for the London flypast & too late for any airshows so, the majority don't care.
Lovely sight. Can't wait to see it in action with the undercarriage up as it pulls up & over banks... Proper Vulcan take off!
Lovely sight. Can't wait to see it in action with the undercarriage up as it pulls up & over banks... Proper Vulcan take off!
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Wonderful Stuff! I have not posted on this thread before as I felt and feared, like some others, that this mighty bird would never fly again. However, that's because I'm weak spirited and many others are not. It's fantastic to be proved wrong! Looking forward to seeing the mighty Vulcan again soon as the last time I saw it in the skies was (appropriately enough) was at RAF Scampton during my time there in the early 90s. I'll need to get some money out now!
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Awesome
How awesome to see the flying flat-iron take to the air once more.
Many congrat's to the engineers and crew involved!
Time for a further contribution to funds, methinks.
Tombstone? There's a lot of guys here trying to "out" you!
Footage on the 6 o'clock news?
Many congrat's to the engineers and crew involved!
Time for a further contribution to funds, methinks.
Tombstone? There's a lot of guys here trying to "out" you!
Footage on the 6 o'clock news?
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Tombstone's Quote
To refresh your memories:
I will walk around every into each Sqn crewroom at Marham, naked with a rose between my arse cheeks, singing a song of your choice if the Vulcan ever flies again.
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Not posted before, but enjoy the forum immensely, and couldn't resist this in the "things one wishes one hadn't said" category....
I presume this is the posterity in question....
Marvellous to hear and follow the news on PPRune - the internet gatway thingy at work bars us from all useful live communication, except the likes of this forum - thanks to those who kept posting with the news!
MG Mark
Isn't it due time someone quoted tombstone again just for posterity?
Beagle & Tim,
I will walk around every into each Sqn crewroom at Marham, naked with a rose between my arse cheeks, singing a song of your choice if the Vulcan ever flies again.
The project is almost as badly as some of the tasks carried out on the BBC's 'The Apprentice'.
The 250k won't do anything other that keep the project milling over at its woefully slow pace.
There is very little commercial backing for the Vulcan
(the killer blow IMHO)
Aircraft such as the B17 & Lancaster should and will always get the funding (if only just) as they contributed towards our freedom in such a way that the Vulcan does not come close to. The nuclear detterent was obviously an important aspect of the UK's cold war defence however, I don't think you can compare an a/c that held Nuclear QRA with an a/c that men died in over Germany IMHO.
The Black Buck missions were a great achievment however, there impact on the outcome of the conflict was arguably a minor one. This being the only actual combat the Vulcan participated in, I don't think it merits an endless supply of funding to get it flying for a year or two.
Perhaps any funding heading towards the Vulcan would be better suited for looking after our veterans.
I will walk around every into each Sqn crewroom at Marham, naked with a rose between my arse cheeks, singing a song of your choice if the Vulcan ever flies again.
The project is almost as badly as some of the tasks carried out on the BBC's 'The Apprentice'.
The 250k won't do anything other that keep the project milling over at its woefully slow pace.
There is very little commercial backing for the Vulcan
(the killer blow IMHO)
Aircraft such as the B17 & Lancaster should and will always get the funding (if only just) as they contributed towards our freedom in such a way that the Vulcan does not come close to. The nuclear detterent was obviously an important aspect of the UK's cold war defence however, I don't think you can compare an a/c that held Nuclear QRA with an a/c that men died in over Germany IMHO.
The Black Buck missions were a great achievment however, there impact on the outcome of the conflict was arguably a minor one. This being the only actual combat the Vulcan participated in, I don't think it merits an endless supply of funding to get it flying for a year or two.
Perhaps any funding heading towards the Vulcan would be better suited for looking after our veterans.
MG Mark
Yup, just spoke to a mate about Tombstone's promise.....and asked him to make Sky News aware of it!
Next I think I'll drop an e-mail to the Chief Editor of a certain newspaper - with whom I have previously corresponded.....
Seriously though, it is good to know that the number of serviceable strategic bombers owned by the UK has just doubled.
One Lanc - and now one Vulcan!
Were Torpid or Loadie present today? I guess not - it wasn't a TypHoon after all.
Next I think I'll drop an e-mail to the Chief Editor of a certain newspaper - with whom I have previously corresponded.....
Seriously though, it is good to know that the number of serviceable strategic bombers owned by the UK has just doubled.
One Lanc - and now one Vulcan!
Were Torpid or Loadie present today? I guess not - it wasn't a TypHoon after all.
