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Old 17-02-2010, 22:37   #184
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Re: Plane Spotters Corner
For anyone that interested, the only airworthy Vulcan - XH558 just short of two weeks away from running out of money.

http://www.tvoc.co.uk

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Originally Posted by Kymmy View Post
great news...

It always shocks me as to how they mothballed the entire fleet.. Surely they had offers from groups to keep one of these iconic planes flying?? I'm also suprised that EADS and British Aerospace didn't offer to keep one flying...
After the funding and regulatory difficuilties they've had with the aforementioned Vulcan, i'm not surprised.

It's also worth noting that Richard Branson wanted to buy them and operate them under Virgin, BA refused.
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