An early heads-up to say that the 2008 Abingdon Air & Country Show(the 9th in the successful series) will be taking place at Abingdon airfield,Dalton Barracks,Abingdon on May 4th 2008,once again supporting the Thames Valley & Chiltern Air Amulance……………..

To help us to help the Air Ambulance to help you please check out the contact list below for ways to get involved………..

9th ABINGDON
Air & Country Show
ABINGDON AIRFIELD
Dalton Barracks, Oxfordshire

Sunday 4th May 2008
Public Open times: 10am – 4.30pm
Flying Displays, Static Aircraft, Crafts, Arena Demonstrations, Trade Stalls, Amusements, Vintage Vehicles,Steam
Machinery, Music and much more
Proceeds to the Thames Valley & Chiltern Air Ambulance.

Organiser-aviation Neil Porter 07756 258892

Trade stalls Andy Porter 01235 529142

Craft Stalls Sue Porter 01235 529142

Publicity/Sponsorship Colin Smith 01235 812290 or [email]smithoag@aol.com[/email]

Vintage vehicles Adrian Gleed 07840 503047

Amusements/Arena Displays 01235 529142 or [email]neilsevent@aol.com[/email]

http://WWW.ABINGDONFAYRE.COM

cheers
Colin

Will you be booking the Vulcan to appear?

Maybe we’re not talking about the same thing here.

I’ve got two aircraft periscopes and was told that these were from ‘v-bombers’. One of them has a serial number crudely painted on it and when I looked it up it was the serial of a Valiant.

From the posts so far it doesn’t sound like either is from a Vulcan.

You might have a periscope from either XH536 or 537 as they tested Skybolt and had periscopes fitted where the sextant mounts were on a Vulcan.

And if this sort of interesting information is not recorded, it will be lost one day in the future!

Earlier this year in Flypast, David Thomas mentioned that he would be flying a “Vulcan Lite” and that the howl may no longer happen. Also engines settings will be less to preserve them as its the engines that will life expire before the airframe, even though they have two sets of engines.
Also to remember they have only one fully documented nose wheel leg as a spare (I think).
I think we have to assume that gently does it for the time being with limited fly aways on shows.

The display will be based on the RAF display and that was submitted to the HLF when they applied for a lottery grant. The CAA is are aware ofthe display pattern also. So you will get around 7 or 8 minutes of a Vulcan in display, as long as you help keep her running for example the 558 monthly prize draw would be a good cash generator for the operation with a chance to win £558 each month.

Deary me, I wouldnt worry Steve, sounds like an appalling newspaper looking to stir up anger and discontent as usual. Thats what newspapers like the redtops excel in.

The Red Arrows did a flypast on the announcement we got the games, they did one for the 2002 commonwealth games and they’ve done flypasts at the British Grand Prix and numerous other national/international events in this country. Id imagine the games will be no different.

And if by magic, this thread lands here.

We are 5 years away before the big event, we have to ask our selves where will display aviation, both civil and military be at that time, more so in LondON

Load it up as well and drop the bloody lot on the T*****S in Downing Street.

mick

Mr Moocher
Are you allowing enough fuel to then transit to Brussels to a similar action?

Ah… If only Mrs T was at No 10, it would be so different and Z Cars was on TV along with the Duchess of Duke St…..I need a holiday.

I suggest this as an alternative:

No chance then of a Vulcan flypast.
Somebody has to sort this country out.
Note to self: revisit this thread in early 2012 and make sure the Reds are afforded the status to open the Olympics.
I expect the opening event will be hosted by Jo Frost or Tanya Bryant if its “assectable”……keep with me on this!

Photos of the RAF dismantling a Vulcan, the only ever time its been done can be found:
http://www.avrovulcan.org.uk/XL318_dismantling/index.htm