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Well it looks pretty official, next year will be "last chance to see"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-so ... e-19926464

We're lucky to be getting another year I suspect!

We're lucky to be getting another year I suspect!

Sounds like it!

Well they seem to have her best interests in mind and are focused on preserving her. For that I have to commend them for making such a difficult decision. Better she be quietly retired for preservation rather than be destroyed.

Im sure she will enjoy her final year of flight!  8-)

We're lucky to be getting another year I suspect!

Sounds like it!

Well they seem to have her best interests in mind and are focused on preserving her. For that I have to commend them for making such a difficult decision. Better she be quietly retired for preservation rather than be destroyed.

A lasting legacy was always part of the project. Sadly having lost 2 engines earlier this year of the handful of airworthy ones left, a

Well... I wish I could go over to the UK to go see her... I love all Avro's Shame I will probably never hear the howl!

its given a whole new generation a chance to experience, and its also given them a chance to capture it with far more modern equipment making it easier for future generations to appreciate it. Certainly cant complain.

I'll be determined to catch her at least once next season with the family. Just so they can say "I saw it flying and my ears bled"

A rather nice article on the Beast...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-so ... e-19952395

Would love to see one fly in person, but sadly likely will never get the chance to.

Is it really that loud? Louder than a B1?

Would love to see one fly in person, but sadly likely will never get the chance to.

Is it really that loud? Louder than a B1?

About the same. Considering it's non afterburning, that's quite impressive!

The B1 is a fire cracker compared to the Vulcan's nuclear bomb