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Vulcan reprieve...

Postby C » Fri Mar 06, 2009 9:06 am

It seems that it's been given another reprieve.
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Re: Vulcan reprieve...

Postby Flying Trucker » Fri Mar 06, 2009 10:13 am

Wonderful news and what a great aeroplane she is.   ;)

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Re: Vulcan reprieve...

Postby mrjake2002 » Fri Mar 06, 2009 2:31 pm

Fan-bloody-tastic!
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Re: Vulcan reprieve...

Postby ozzy72 » Fri Mar 06, 2009 4:19 pm

8-) 8-) 8-)
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Re: Vulcan reprieve...

Postby HawkerTempest5 » Fri Mar 06, 2009 5:48 pm

Best news I've heared all day. I've been watching the VTS website for a couple of days now and seeing the pledge ammount going up. Now all those folk who pledged need to pay up! Much as I'm looking forward to seeing 558 flying this summer, I can't help feeling that come this time next year I'll be watching the pledge-o-meter again wondering if the public will be willing to stump up another million quid to see it fly in 2010. ::)
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Re: Vulcan reprieve...

Postby Hagar » Fri Mar 06, 2009 6:01 pm

I'm sorry but without a major sponsor this was always going to be a pinch-penny operation. Sponsors won't be easy to get in the current economic climate, even for much smaller warbirds. What effect that will have on air shows this year remains to be seen. I read that at a least one Spitfire has been grounded already.
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Re: Vulcan reprieve...

Postby Craig. » Fri Mar 06, 2009 6:22 pm

I hope this happens to be the case and it flies again. I will be making a sincere effort to see her this year if she is flying.
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