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Old 29th Oct 2015, 09:15
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How terribly British the Vulcans last flight.
A large, backwoods, provincial airport with less movements then Popham on rainy day, is unable to organise a fitting send off for such an iconic aircraft. As usual at most large aviation events in UK the local police force appears powerless to control access from local roads , and in fact intending enthusiasts are actually told to stay away.
Enthusiasts with light aircraft could have been invited, plenty of parking, oh sorry mandatory handling and PPR required, not enough security staff to to cope with the perceived risk assessment I suppose.
And of course with a couple of holiday 737's chaos would have ensued.
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