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Vulcan bomber to fly today?
freelanderpx54:
--- Quote from: V8MoneyPit on April 16, 2008, 16:33:21 ---We have to remember that this machine is an icon of times that we are best rid of. But I will still be in awe watching it fly.
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I agree about the "times we are best rid of" but it also serves as a reminder of could easily come back and haunt us in our "free" world
Lord Shagg-Pyle:
I stand to be corrected on this, but isn't the Vulcan to the Sky organisation a charity, with money donated by members of the Public and businesses? From what I recall, the MoD had nothing to do with at all.
The Red Arrows, Battle of Britain Memorial Flight and other Armed Forces Display teams are not solely funded by MoD/Public money, they also seek sponsorship from private funding.
Lottery funding has always been a major hangup of mine. Give the winner a £2 million limit and the rest to worthy causes, like hospitals and the RNLI.
That would avoid the likes of that moron Michael Carrol ending up with and wasting a fortune.
madmatt:
Just been on the local news here it didn't gain certification today. They have a recurring problem with the landing gear doors. So its back in for modifications. More than 75% of the funds for the Vulcan have been public donations so I think that answers the question that people think its money well spent.
It may be an icon of times we'd rather forget but surely the same can be said about WW1 & 2 aircraft. I live fairly near to bruntingthorpe if I am about and free when I know its going up I'll go and take some pics
ne jones:
We went in a Vulcan a few years ago @ RAF Cosford.
I took the 2 eldest to Cosford just to get out of the house but when we got there it was an open cockpit day.
We queued in the cold and rain but eventually we got to climb inside the very very cramped cockpit. How those guys spent hour after hour in there I haven't got a clue.
A good experience nonetheless.
Nathan
land-def-90:
the vulcan is a stunning aircraft, it carried out the longest bombing mission of all time when it dropped a bomb on port stanley in the falklands war, long may it fly :clap:
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