Vulcan on e-bay
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Vulcan on e-bay
Blackpool airports Vulcan is up for grabs - £6k for a corrosion filled airframe!!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...530699633&rd=1
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...530699633&rd=1
OLD RED DAMASK
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From: Lancashire born. In Cebu now
Moved from Blackpool last year and saw over the years it's sad demise.Will keep donating to XH558 and pray and hope that we can at least save one of these great aircraft flying.Shame that guy in South Africa didn't buy a couple.Just look what he's done with those Lightnings.
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From: Somewhere over the Rainbow
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From: Once a Squirrel Heaven (or hell!), Shropshire UK
Didn't know about the above - but thanks Morrissey for the info and the pictures. It was a shame that MoD/CAA (Campaign Against Aviation) prevented one staying flying here - but hooray for the Vulcan.
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From: Royal Berkshire
or indeed the Shackleton
That Shack is not operated by Mike Beachyhead's ThunderCity operation who operate the 3 x Lightnings, 3 x Bucc's, Hunter's etc.
It's the last airworthy Mk3, and is maintained by the SAAF. I believe it's last flight is imminent, as it's almost time expired. In 2002 there was only 90 hours left on it....
Which will leave Coventy based Air Atlantique with the last airworthy Shack, their Mk2, which unfortunately because of CAA restrictions means it has to be based and operated over in the US of A.....
That Shack is not operated by Mike Beachyhead's ThunderCity operation who operate the 3 x Lightnings, 3 x Bucc's, Hunter's etc.
It's the last airworthy Mk3, and is maintained by the SAAF. I believe it's last flight is imminent, as it's almost time expired. In 2002 there was only 90 hours left on it....
Which will leave Coventy based Air Atlantique with the last airworthy Shack, their Mk2, which unfortunately because of CAA restrictions means it has to be based and operated over in the US of A.....
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From: the back of beyond
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From: East Sussex
My God! Someone's bid on it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I hope the Vulcan goes to a good home!
.....On second thoughts...its not Jeremy Clarkson wanting something to put next to the Lightening is it?
EzY
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From: cambridge uk
I would consider it, maybe beagle, flatus, allan 907 and the other vulcan chaps could do my LPC/OPC and we would be away.
What would be left inside? would you even be able to get inside the aircraft?
What would be left inside? would you even be able to get inside the aircraft?
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From: UK
Well, eager, last time I was in Blackpool I had a quick shuftie inside it. You could sit in the cockpit if the ladder hasn't completely come away from the cockpit hatch, but you'll find the sad, poked-out-eye look a bit hard to take as some bugger has pinched most of the instruments 
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From: Back in Blighty...
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From: Quite near 'An aerodrome somewhere in England'
Whereas the Vulcan at Bruntingthorpe is now very close to meeting the funding target needed for the restoration to begin. It's not just the a/c - thanks to modern rules (Health and Safety etc) even the hangar has to be brought up to an acceptable standard before that can happen.
Any one who can spare the odd few quid, please see www.tvoc.co.uk and see how you can help to hear the heavy metal thunder of an airworthy tin triangle once again!
Any one who can spare the odd few quid, please see www.tvoc.co.uk and see how you can help to hear the heavy metal thunder of an airworthy tin triangle once again!