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I've never been entirely convinced about that story either! An article about it was written in the newsletter produced by the Southend Vulcan people. I could see a vague relationship to the guy's initials, but really? Seems a bit unlikely. I thought the point of disruptive camouflage was to cross access doors and other interchangeable parts with a uniform colour, etc., not just go where it looks nice?! 
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Interesting line in the latest newsletter: "We have no indication of costing on a new tank as yet". I am not sure given the finances I would have ordered a new tank and committed the supporters to paying for it without knowing the cost.
The online version of the newsletter is here: Newsbytes
The online version of the newsletter is here: Newsbytes
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I had similar reservations back in post #62 about ordering the new tank. The only thing it will ensure is it's airworthy for one last flight should the necessary funding not be forthcoming.
Hope it doesn't come to that, but I haven't seen it fly for over a year anyway so for me it's already a bit of a distant memory.
Hope it doesn't come to that, but I haven't seen it fly for over a year anyway so for me it's already a bit of a distant memory.
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Like I said before, I wouldn't invest too much faith in the money figures that they keep giving us. It may well be that the position is rather better than they imply. I can't imagine they'd bother replacing the tank unless they were pretty sure they had a good chance of flying another season at least. As BEagle said, it's not as if the aircraft couldn't be flown at least once without fitting a new tank, so I get the impression that they're working on the assumption that they can get at least one more display season
I'm just glad I opted to capture the last landing on my phone purely on a whim. I didn't know it was going to be the last one - at least for now I hope!
I'm just glad I opted to capture the last landing on my phone purely on a whim. I didn't know it was going to be the last one - at least for now I hope!
