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Old 19th Jun 2014, 19:15
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Shaggy Sheep Driver
 
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Once I saw a VTTS display and saw it was a shadow of the RAF displays of old (to preserve fatigue and engine life presumably) I thought 'what's the point?'.

There must be many younger folk around who have only ever seen a VTTS display and think they've seen a real Vulcan display; they have not!

They should give as many 'balls out' RAF-style displays as the engines and structure will allow (even if that's only one show!) just for those who've never seen one, then retire the old girl to a museum. What they do instead, pussy-footing it around the sky to eek out its life, is completely pointless.

Except it provides a nice cosy income for certain individuals......
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