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Kebabselector

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Vulcan XH558 anniversary tour

A bit of short notice as it's tomorrow.

http://mxm.mxmfb.com/rsps/wlnk/c/1216/r/212774/e/417

http://www.vulcantothesky.org/upload...oute Map.jpg

The Route with various Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM's) and other reasons for fly-past that we would wish to honour.

Doncaster: ETD 15:00 - Chesterfield Cylinders - Sheffield, Bawtry Hall.
Bitteswell - Akzo Nobel and various others when historical maintenance facility - now Magna Park Industrial complex.
Coventry Airport - Dunlop/Meggitt, Rolls Royce.
Birmingham Airport - Dunlop tyres, Goodrich.
RAF Cosford - Moog, DSG, Goodrich. (Lucas Aerospace / Boulton Paul)
Staverton (for Gloucester/Cheltenham) - Smiths, Messier Dowty, GCHQ, Survival Equipment Services.
Filton - Rolls Royce (Bristol Siddeley)
Cardiff - Airbourne Systems (Parachutes)
St. Athan - Airbourne Systems and historical Vulcan maintenance site.
Ross-on-Wye (Memorial fly-past)
RAF Halton - Goodrich, and historical training facility for Vulcan crews.
Lincolnshire Area: RAF Cottesmore, RAF Waddington, RAF Scampton - operational bases
Doncaster: ETA 18:05 (ex RAF Finningley)
 
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