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Old 7th Jul 2014, 10:19
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Reminds me of a story from Cosford, where one end of the runway is near the main Wolverhampton - Shrewsbury train line. Bit of difference though, in that case the train line is on top of a earth bank which is what, 30 feet tall?

Back in the 80's someone was delivering a Vulcan for the museum, and we were out to watch it land. It went round a couple of times, and the story was that the pilot said he would take one last shot to which ATC responded, "You'll need to get a move on, the next train is due in 10 minutes...."

I've driven past Waddo, and Coningsby, and in my opinion anyone who decides to hang around there and then complain about the low flying aircraft are due everything they get. It's like that airport where the undershoot is on the beach, people hang off the perimeter fence for a laugh as civvy airliners rev up for take off.

I really wonder about the future of the human race....
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