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Originally Posted by DocDutch
anybody any ideas on why an AWACS was hanging around Loughborough around 5pm today??? spotted it about 3 times around 300 meters high if not lower.
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This was the RAF E3D Sentry ZH101 that was doing a practice diversion.
Call sign was NATO30
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So we've come to an end of an era...... XH558 will end her flying days this autumn.
If you've never seen a Vulcan fly......YOU MUST!
Check out the dates of displays below:
http://www.vulcantothesky.org/appearances.html
She'l be missed! I remember seeing her in the hangar at Bruntingthorpe and walking under the wings as she taxiid out.
Then the roar and whistle as she flies....AMAZING!