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Last flight of Xh558

PostPosted: Mon Sep 28, 2015 8:56 am
by Dave T
I missed the last flight of XH558 on 26th September 2015 anyone get any pictures? Some pictures and video https://www.facebook.com/VulcanXH558 it will be sadly missed along with Concorde and the SR71, Lightning, Shackleton ect.

Re: Last flight of Xh558

PostPosted: Mon Sep 28, 2015 9:11 am
by ozzy72
I think Roger (Hawker Tempest V) did. I'll drop him a note and check ;-)

Re: Last flight of Xh558

PostPosted: Mon Sep 28, 2015 9:26 am
by Dave T
Thank you will you post them on this site?

Re: Last flight of Xh558

PostPosted: Mon Sep 28, 2015 9:30 am
by ozzy72
I'll ask nicely for you, I know he was at her last display ;-)

Re: Last flight of Xh558

PostPosted: Mon Sep 28, 2015 1:31 pm
by Hagar
That's odd. The Vulcan is advertised for the Shuttleworth Uncovered Airshow on 4th October. http://www.shuttleworth.org/events/uncovered/

Note that the event is sold out for non-SVAS members.

Re: Last flight of Xh558

PostPosted: Mon Sep 28, 2015 3:45 pm
by Dave T
[quote="Hagar"]That's odd. The Vulcan is advertised for the Shuttleworth Uncovered Airshow on 4th October. http://www.shuttleworth.org/events/uncovered/

The facebook link could well be wrong, I have found you may well be right about the 4th of October. The link seems to be dead and I can't edit the post.

Re: Last flight of Xh558

PostPosted: Mon Sep 28, 2015 5:01 pm
by Hagar
Dave T wrote:The facebook link could well be wrong, I have found you may well be right about the 4th of October.

The post on Facebook actually says "the last ever flight of Vulcan XH558 with The Red Arrows".

The link seems to be dead and I can't edit the post.

The Edit/Delete feature on this forum is on a time limit.

Re: Last flight of Xh558

PostPosted: Tue Sep 29, 2015 3:25 am
by Dave T
Hagar wrote:
Dave T wrote:The facebook link could well be wrong, I have found you may well be right about the 4th of October.

The post on Facebook actually says "the last ever flight of Vulcan XH558 with The Red Arrows".

The link seems to be dead and I can't edit the post.

The Edit/Delete feature on this forum is on a time limit.


Thanks for the heads up I might have jumped the gun a couple of weeks early it looks like the 10th/11th of October might be its last flight according to the Manchester evening news.
Northern route 10th October 2015
Image
Southern route on the 11th no map

Re: Last flight of Xh558

PostPosted: Tue Sep 29, 2015 10:53 am
by Hagar
Thanks for the info.

You asked for photos. In case you didn't see them I posted some back in July of XH558 at the Shuttleworth Military Pageant.
This was possibly my last chance of seeing the old girl --> http://forums.simviation.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=172842

Re: Last flight of Xh558

PostPosted: Tue Sep 29, 2015 12:18 pm
by Dave T
Hagar wrote:Thanks for the info.

You asked for photos. In case you didn't see them I posted some back in July of XH558 at the Shuttleworth Military Pageant.
This was possibly my last chance of seeing the old girl --> http://forums.simviation.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=172842

Thanks some fantastic pictures must have been a great show used to be lots of airshows Mildenhall, Finingley, Church Fenton , Coningsby even Humberside airport had an airshow seem to get less each year.

Re: Last flight of Xh558

PostPosted: Mon Oct 05, 2015 10:03 am
by Hagar
Video of the final public display of the Vulcan at Old Warden yesterday.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=202&v=GJlFxQe21zI

Re: Last flight of Xh558

PostPosted: Mon Oct 05, 2015 11:35 am
by Dave T
Thanks for the video link.

Re: Last flight of Xh558

PostPosted: Tue Oct 06, 2015 3:11 pm
by C
Hagar wrote:Video of the final public display of the Vulcan at Old Warden yesterday.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=202&v=GJlFxQe21zI


A coincidence that both of the Vulcan's final displays have been in Bedfordshire, unless I'm mistaken. The first last display, whilst still on the RAF's books was at Cranfield.

Re: Last flight of Xh558

PostPosted: Wed Oct 07, 2015 3:14 am
by Dave T
Thanks the routes for the weekend still have not been confirmed and its FINAL FLIGHT in the middle of October still waiting for a released route for the weekends flights the weather forecast is looking good so might take the bike out for a run somewhere near Finingley.

Re: Last flight of Xh558

PostPosted: Wed Oct 07, 2015 6:07 am
by Dave T
C wrote:
Hagar wrote:Video of the final public display of the Vulcan at Old Warden yesterday.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=202&v=GJlFxQe21zI


A coincidence that both of the Vulcan's final displays have been in Bedfordshire, unless I'm mistaken. The first last display, whilst still on the RAF's books was at Cranfield.

Thanks have a look at this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPCGT_DXh_Q and the Vulcan display Waddington 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B092qvttZGU