I went to Old Warden yesterday and apart from the show being a sell out the fields and lanes around the airfield were lined with spectators. Don't know if it caused any problems but it demonstrated the draw the Vulcan has on people.
I was in one of the fields and left straight after the Vulcan display. Local plod had closed access from G&M Growers down to Shuttleworth but it was open the other way. A little bit of chaos on the road from G&M to Sandy (Inconsiderate parkers) but apart from that it looked pretty smooth. There again, I only had to struggle back to Potton!
Needless to say, but it was a magnificent spectacle. I worked on them, as a young technician and never thought I'd see one flying some 55 yrs later!
Spent 10 wonderful years servicing them. I can say wonderful now but I'm sure back in the day I used to curse them. I lost so much skin and shed a load of blood removing and refitting the hydraulic valves in the back of the nose wheel bay. Aaah, happy days.
