Sad but think about it
When I first came to Cambs , I spoke to a Vulcan Skipper on the platform at Bury St Edmunds at 10. 30 AM on a wet Feb morning - He was pissed out of what was left of his mind. He told me that the plane was fantastic to fly, but the memories of his service at Scampton on B2's and the stress involved haunted him to the day. Support for Tornado (loco) is a representation of the growing (and slightly mis remembered ) nostalga for the days of Steam. The Vulcan (yes Im a fan of the thing), may, for a huge number of people, nurture memories perhaps sub conciously, of the days of the Cuban Missile Crisis (I was too young to understand - the true references of fear, aluded to by people at the time.) - Its not realistic in these days of post "WMD" and the horror that that miasma has resulted in - to expect people without direct experence and understanding of the operation of the Vulcan, to contribute to its flying future. Sorry. bye to the Vulcan as a flying exhibit.