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Offline Hedge

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The Chelsea Pensioners meet the Vulcan @ RAF Lyneham
« on: March 05, 2011, 01:42:47 pm »
http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/wiltshire/hi/people_and_places/newsid_9414000/9414634.stm

At the end of the month she's homeless. Lots of speculation about where she's going but nothing in concrete yet.

If you just happen to have a garage large enough for 40 ton Cold War bomber + 8000ft runway going spare please contact the Vulcan to the Sky Trust as they might be interested  :happy2:

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Re: The Chelsea Pensioners meet the Vulcan @ RAF Lyneham
« Reply #1 on: March 05, 2011, 10:32:19 pm »
Good luck finding a new home for her.  I was working in the Cotswolds last week and drove home past Wellesbourne.  Went the long way round and had a closer look at XM655.  Love Vulcans.  My late Uncle was a Chief Tech at Waddington (101 Squadron I think) and in 1980 we got taken on a school trip up there as our class teacher's husband was a Flight Sergeant on the line.  We all got to clamber up the ladder into the cockpit.  Not sure what subject we were doing that day but it was bloody exciting for a bunch of 8 year olds!
« Last Edit: March 05, 2011, 10:40:11 pm by JJ »

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Re: The Chelsea Pensioners meet the Vulcan @ RAF Lyneham
« Reply #2 on: March 05, 2011, 10:38:08 pm »
Excellent JJ. I think they have a new home but are keeping it close to their chests.  :wink: