Can I just say I have two vivid memories of XH558 1st was i think some sort of aniversary at Waddington and I was about 14 i think at the time anyway it was in the echo that there would be a display by the red arrows to celebrate so i cycled up and watched from the main road outside waddington at the end of the runway (between the traffic lights if you know the area) after the arrows 558 came in to land and i was right underneath her did that scare the shi*e out of me or what!! the noise was incredable!
The second was her last flight this time i could drive up i skived of college to be there horrible day and seeing her take off as she does and looping round and waving good bye will live with me for ever i hung around and waited for her last fly by before she went to bruntingthorpe then got bollocked for being late for college.
I still live in the area so i can not wait for waddington next year where i am sure she will be the star attraction I hope there will be a photo shoot of her next to 607 lastly well done to all the people at bruntingthorpe who never lost faith or hope that it could be achieved the club deserves huge credit they were magnificent the lest said about F I the better i think!
Thats my memories i hope all the knockers will now shut up she is going to fly and there is nothing you can do to stop it!!!!
P S Being from Lincolnshire I love the Lanc aswell so I wish i could have been there yesterday to see her flypast I have seen it on tv must have been amazing.
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