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Vulcan XL319 – Sunderland

Had a good look around her yesterday, and thats all I will say. Attached piccy shows Port Main undercarriage and the block of metal holding up the shock absorber!

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By: Vulcan903 - 28th October 2003 at 20:32

Ahh the jet pipes!
The chap left to further his education at Uni. There is some new paint on a small area of the port wing above the intake. There is also yellow paint sticking the corrosion together on the port ECM plate where the X Band would have been.

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By: Ant.H - 28th October 2003 at 19:34

I had a look around ‘319 back in the spring,and she wasn’t a pretty site.She seems to be corroding quite severely,particularly her exhaust nozzles.Her location is quite close to the coast,so the slightly salty air is hastening her demise,and there’s no hope of bringing her indoors.
About the only positive thing I can say is that those metal plates she’s resting on now weren’t there in the spring,so looks like they’ve atleast done something to stop her sinking into the ground.

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By: Peter - 28th October 2003 at 16:37

Damn what happened here then…?

She was so lovingly looked after and a website was set up covering her repaint etc. Then the fellow left but why on earth is she sat on flat tires and what the heck is that metal block??

any other pics 319??

this “was” her official website sadly now outdated
http://www.vforce.co.uk/index_content.htm

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