Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/11/12

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Subject: [Leica] [IMG] AIRCRAFT - Last flying Vulcan XH558
From: ricc at embarqmail.com (Ric Carter)
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:08:50 -0500
References: <4AFC932E.9030602@summaventures.com> <4AFC9C80.4080601@gmx.de>
 
<http://www.flightglobal.com/airspace/photos/vulcan/avro-vulcan-2328.aspx 
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On Nov 12, 2009, at 6:38 PM, Douglas Sharp wrote:

> Peter,
>
> wonderful to see that Vulcan to the Sky actual got XH558 back into  
> the air, a beautiful and breathtaking machine. The last time I saw  
> one in flight was at Leeds & Bradford Airport (then Yeadon Aerodrome  
> - that dates it!) on a low pass at the SSAFA airshow before it  
> relocated to Church Fenton. Must have been some time in the late  
> 1960's. An ear-shattering experience as that colossal ghostly white  
> machine flew over at about 50 feet off the ground - couldn't hear a  
> thing for about 10 minutes after it had gone.
>
> It still looks like a really state of the art modern jet, hard to  
> believe it was built in 1960.
>
> Thanks for showing
> Douglas
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