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#31 Post by Samray » Wed Mar 30, 2011 11:56 am

Here are 2 of the noisiest planes ever in one pic.
Guess where. :smt002

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#32 Post by Kwackerz » Wed Mar 30, 2011 12:02 pm

Tucked outta the way on the far side of Norwich Airport!

Which is a bloody great shame :smt012
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#33 Post by Kwackerz » Wed Mar 30, 2011 12:05 pm

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&sug ... CCgQnwIwAQ

..list down the side of many places that have a Vulcan on display.
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#34 Post by Falcoholic » Wed Mar 30, 2011 12:30 pm

I used to live practically at the end of the Finningley runway.

I lived in Everton on the carrs but we worked on farms around Misson, Misterton etc.

My Granpa was a big "spotter" being in the RAF/Paras during the second world war.

They were based at Finningley when I lived there around about 1978/79 if my memory serves me well.

I loved seing them on a regular basis and being under them at the end of the runway when they were taking off.

Lovely piece of engineering sadly missed.
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#35 Post by Dalemac » Wed Mar 30, 2011 2:53 pm

I went to duxford when i was in the ATC.

I would love to go again - does anyone fancy a rideout there one day?
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#36 Post by Kwackerz » Wed Mar 30, 2011 4:17 pm

Dixford or Duxford?
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#37 Post by Dalemac » Wed Mar 30, 2011 5:33 pm

Kwackerz wrote:Dixford or Duxford?
lmao!

i meant Duxford. you can go to dixford if you like, but i wont be going!

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#38 Post by Kwackerz » Wed Mar 30, 2011 5:34 pm

I live about 20 miles away from Duxford :smt001
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#39 Post by Dalemac » Wed Mar 30, 2011 5:36 pm

Kwackerz wrote:I live about 20 miles away from Duxford :smt001
Lucky you!

you can meet us there then :P

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#40 Post by D-Rider » Wed Mar 30, 2011 6:55 pm

Samray wrote:Here are 2 of the noisiest planes ever in one pic.
Guess where. :smt002

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Anything you can do .... oh and it seems we have more Lightnings than you :smt019

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#41 Post by Kwackerz » Wed Mar 30, 2011 7:11 pm

:smt003 I can play that game too. I see your Lightnings, Vulcan and the rest and raise you a Lancaster, F111, Concorde, Vulcan, ME109, Hurricane, Spitfires, Consolidated Catalina,..... need I continue? :smt005 :smt005 :smt005 :smt005

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If anyone's interested, here's the full list of air land and sea weaponry at Duxford:
http://duxford.iwm.org.uk/upload/pdf/Ai ... hicles.pdf
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#42 Post by Kwackerz » Wed Mar 30, 2011 7:14 pm

Actually, looking at the Vulcans, it's interesting that they share the same Camo pattern.

Gonna go check XH558..
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#43 Post by Kwackerz » Wed Mar 30, 2011 7:17 pm

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Same!
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#44 Post by D-Rider » Wed Mar 30, 2011 7:30 pm

Kwackerz wrote:Actually, looking at the Vulcans, it's interesting that they share the same Camo pattern.

Gonna go check XH558..
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Same!
About as successful as your camo/hiding attempts at the Norfolk weekend the other year ...... we can see the lot of them ....
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#45 Post by Kwackerz » Wed Mar 30, 2011 7:37 pm

:smt005 :smt005









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