Ferry_vO
May 19th, 2015, 02:24
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3083740/World-s-flying-Vulcan-bomber-grounded-FOREVER-engineering-backers-pull-support-safety-fears.html
The World’s last flying Vulcan bomber is to be grounded forever after engineering backers pulled their support due to safety fears.
The Cold War icon – which is one of the greatest achievements of British aerospace engineering – will make its final flight this autumn.
Last night ordinary aviation enthusiasts, who fought for years and raised millions of pounds to keep the Vulcan airborne, were ‘devastated’ by the decision, after trustees admitted ‘there’s nothing else we can do’.
Sad news, at least I got to see her fly twice, back in 2009:
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Ferror/Volkel2009/Img_4103.jpg~original (http://s13.photobucket.com/user/Ferror/media/Volkel2009/Img_4103.jpg.html)
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Ferror/Volkel2009/Img_4098.jpg~original (http://s13.photobucket.com/user/Ferror/media/Volkel2009/Img_4098.jpg.html)
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Ferror/Volkel2009/Img_4224-1.jpg~original (http://s13.photobucket.com/user/Ferror/media/Volkel2009/Img_4224-1.jpg.html)
The World’s last flying Vulcan bomber is to be grounded forever after engineering backers pulled their support due to safety fears.
The Cold War icon – which is one of the greatest achievements of British aerospace engineering – will make its final flight this autumn.
Last night ordinary aviation enthusiasts, who fought for years and raised millions of pounds to keep the Vulcan airborne, were ‘devastated’ by the decision, after trustees admitted ‘there’s nothing else we can do’.
Sad news, at least I got to see her fly twice, back in 2009:
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Ferror/Volkel2009/Img_4103.jpg~original (http://s13.photobucket.com/user/Ferror/media/Volkel2009/Img_4103.jpg.html)
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Ferror/Volkel2009/Img_4098.jpg~original (http://s13.photobucket.com/user/Ferror/media/Volkel2009/Img_4098.jpg.html)
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Ferror/Volkel2009/Img_4224-1.jpg~original (http://s13.photobucket.com/user/Ferror/media/Volkel2009/Img_4224-1.jpg.html)