Vulcan XH 558 Threads (merged)

[Al R]

Well, she got there.

There were, as usual, the massive changes in rumour as to whether or not it’d land, and when, and from which direction, and whether or not there was a fire on board that scuppered things. Hopes were restored that we would be seeing something soon, when someone phoned ATC at Cott and was told that it was def going back to Bruntingthorpe without landing. Fantastic! That did it, off came the lens caps and sure enough, 2 minutes later, there she was.

A wonderful sight, and how smooth she sounded too. Dunno what she’s like under the skin, or if she flatters to deceive but she looked utterly magnificent, a credit to the guys working on her. Coming out of the sun, from Oakham she seemed graceful indeed. An afternoon well worth spending standing in a muddy field and some good chat to be had too.