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Old 26th Nov 2007, 22:57
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Vulcan at Leuchars

Re Porrohmans comments, I had been going to Leuchars since I was about 8 years old and had seen many aircraft display there including the Vulcan.
I was there that day and the plane did the usual swing out over Guardbridge before turning North to get back to the runway but seemed to have left it a bit late. It took a slow, very tight turn then came back dropping all the way. As it headed back in I remember thinking 'It has stalled' and looked round to see where my family were. They were too far away to reach so I just turned back and took what I expected to be my last photo as it came sinking down over the crowd under full power. Just after that the announcer said that the display was being curtailed and it landed. It neither looked or felt safe to me and it was shortly after that I heard that it was being withdrawn from the display circuit. I have never been to a display after that.
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