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Vicious Vimy

PostPosted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 1:11 pm
by Souichiro
Another great flyer at Wings and Wheels and one I haven't shared yet :P  A very very graceful plane!

A rare sight also!

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Re: Vicious Vimy

PostPosted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 1:29 pm
by Hagar
Was this at Dunsfold? Now why didn't I see that?

Lovely photos. :)

Re: Vicious Vimy

PostPosted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 1:57 pm
by cspyro21
What a majestic sight! I didn't even know any airworthy ones were flying... brilliant shots Soui! :)

Re: Vicious Vimy

PostPosted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 3:00 pm
by Mictheslik
What a majestic sight! I didn't even know any airworthy ones were flying... brilliant shots Soui! :)


It's only a replica :)

Nice shots soui......would have seen the display this year were it not for crosswinds at Farnborough forcing her to veer off the runway :P

.mic

Re: Vicious Vimy

PostPosted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 3:03 pm
by C
It'd be nice if it came back to Old Warden sometime (edit - seems I missed it in 2005!). I still remember its last visit, and on driving to the airfield from the A1, wondering what the montrosity was that was sitting on the airfield! That was in its dark green G-EAOU (God 'elp all of us) days. Must have been around 1996.

Love to have a go in it one day! :)

Re: Vicious Vimy

PostPosted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 3:11 pm
by Hagar
It'd be nice if it came back to Old Warden sometime (edit - seems I missed it in 2005!). I still remember its last visit, and on driving to the airfield from the A1, wondering what the montrosity was that was sitting on the airfield! That was in its dark green G-EAOU (God 'elp all of us) days. Must have been around 1996.

Love to have a go in it one day! :)

I'll have a word with Melvin Hiscock next time I see him. Not sure I can arrange a flight in it though. I believe they've had a spot of bother with the CAA of late but as it's been at a couple of displays it all seems to be sorted now.

Re: Vicious Vimy

PostPosted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 5:38 pm
by 61_OTU
Nice one Soui  ;)

Where does this live then, not seen many shots of it recently

Steve

Re: Vicious Vimy

PostPosted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 5:56 pm
by Hagar
I believe it lives at Dunsfold as it's no longer allowed to fly from Brooklands. If they tear the runway up as threatened it will need another new home.

PS. There's a rumour going round that it's now based somewhere in Oxfordshire.

Re: Vicious Vimy

PostPosted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 6:11 pm
by beaky
:)  8-)  :)  8-)

Re: Vicious Vimy

PostPosted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 6:23 pm
by C
I believe it lives at Dunsfold as it's no longer allowed to fly from Brooklands.


Having flown over Brooklands yesterday, I can confirm nothing will ever fly there again. The runway's disappeared under Mercedes' development.

Re: Vicious Vimy

PostPosted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 6:36 pm
by Hagar
I believe it lives at Dunsfold as it's no longer allowed to fly from Brooklands.


Having flown over Brooklands yesterday, I can confirm nothing will ever fly there again. The runway's disappeared under Mercedes' development.

So I hear. That seems a terrible shame.

Re: Vicious Vimy

PostPosted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 10:00 am
by mrjake2002
I believe it lives at Dunsfold as it's no longer allowed to fly from Brooklands.


Having flown over Brooklands yesterday, I can confirm nothing will ever fly there again. The runway's disappeared under Mercedes' development.

So I hear. That seems a terrible shame.


News to me.  :(

What a shame.  :( :(

Re: Vicious Vimy

PostPosted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 10:29 am
by Souichiro
I believe it lives at Dunsfold as it's no longer allowed to fly from Brooklands.


Having flown over Brooklands yesterday, I can confirm nothing will ever fly there again. The runway's disappeared under Mercedes' development.

So I hear. That seems a terrible shame.


News to me.

Re: Vicious Vimy

PostPosted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 12:03 pm
by Flying Trucker
Now that is a real aeroplane... :)

I would give away the whole family to have that in the barn (hangar)   ;)   ;D

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

Re: Vicious Vimy

PostPosted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 1:47 pm
by Brando14100
Interesting plane. Looks like 2 mashed together.

8-)