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Title: End Of An Era For XH558
Post by: russ1364 on November 03, 2012, 09:59:31 AM

The "tin triangle", retirering after 52 years of service, due to lack of funds. :(

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-19952395

Title: Re: End Of An Era For XH558
Post by: Graham Bell on November 04, 2012, 09:45:06 AM

The Vulcan To The Sky trust issued a definitive statement on October 12th. 2012
giving a clear indication as to the future of XH558,for those who are interested click on the link below to read the full release.
http://www.vulcantothesky.org/news/409/82/End-of-Flight-in-2013.html
Regards-
G.B.

Title: Re: End Of An Era For XH558
Post by: Graham Bell on November 07, 2012, 10:07:09 AM

The latest newsletter released by The Vulcan To The Sky Trust makes for sombre reading for those who support this iconic aeroplane,follow the link below for the full statement.
http://mxm.mxmfb.com/rsps/wlnk/c/1216/r/48867/e/428
Regards-
G.B.

Title: Re: End Of An Era For XH558
Post by: Anmer on November 07, 2012, 10:57:16 AM

Sad but the "writing was on the wall" from Day One.

Too expensive to maintain and too little return. Pure numbers game made worse by the current state of the world economy.

Maybe the Chinese will be interested? Build a theme park around it?

Radarspotting

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