Aviation News-Vulcan in Crisis

[wonwinglo]

Large donation received for the Vulcan fund.

http://www.vulcan558club.com/

At the last minute a sum of £500,000 has been pledged/donated to the Avro Vulcan flying fund,you can read all about the present situation at the link to the Vulcan558Club here.

[Guest]

I remember seeing the Vulcan in the air at a Northweald Airshow many moons ago. It blasted some of the runway apart on takeoff!

I'll never forget the mazing sound it made in flight, and seeing the incredible sillouette of it in flight with such a distinctive shape. I also seem to remember it doing some pretty amazing manouvers as it circled around the airfield, for such a massive airplane it was an amazing sight.

It's pretty sad, last week was the 90th anniversary of Northweald and the Raf were supposed to bring a couple of Tornado's - One of which was previously struck by lightning and the other was grounded with technical difficulties.

The residents of Northweald also seem to want the Airfield built on and turned into a few thousand cheaply built homes for the influx of economic refugees coming over from Eastern Europe.

...apparently the distinctive roar of a few Merlin engines every year or so must be unpleasant to those who live nearby...much rather have a B&Q Warehouse and a Tesco superstore...

It's a sad world!

[wonwinglo]

A sad world indeed Alan,if these people only realised that they would not have their precious houses today in the free world, if it had not been for the R.A.F and some very brave people,it seems that we have lost touch with all reality these days.

Remenbering our historical roots and how we came to be here today seems to take second fiddle.

[Guest]

Sorry TC Planes are meant to fly and only when thats impossible should they be put in a museum