Cheers Bob,
We aim to please
The Vulcan has been moved around Waddington a fair bit over the last few years, but not in the sense of "Where would this look best", more in the sense of "Where can we hide this bag of s**t now"
It was parked by the Thompson Buildings on display for a long time, this is where it is pictured on the Waddington website. It was moved in 2002 to Alpha dispersal where it remained tucked in a corner for the year, being towed onto the waterside for the airshow. It was then moved to the GSE graveyard by the golf course and A15, overlooking Echo dispersal, and remained there until at least 6 months ago. There were talks afoot to place it by the 'spotters car park' as long as 4 years ago, but nothing came of this.
My main point is that the aircraft in its self is sadly deteriorating to a point where criminally, it will need to be disposed of in a few years. The oleos and jacks are rusting away nicely, and the cockpit is stuck closed. Even if the general public and Bob can look at it, while he travels to the UK's premier fighter base
from the wrong side of a security fence, it is still in a terrible condition, and nothing is being done to preserve what I and doubtless many other people consider to be the most important Vulcan remaining today. As Tim has said, the aircraft should be in a hangar at the very least, and what an outstanding idea from BEagle, why not get the baby EngO's as part of their training to chip in, and return a fantastic part of our history to a respectable condition?