A sad sight for which to make my first post! I think it is the combination of B/W, weeds growing, and the photo taken from the rear, with the aircraft facing away. Whatever it is, it is a very evocative picture.

Looking around there are some wonderful photos in these forums – both old and new. What a treat!

OK, Hurn. I was merely making an observation as an ardent fan, but a disappointed one. I wasn’t being critical, so don’t jump down my throat. Safety must be a crucial factor and if the aircraft is not safe to fly it must not be flown. That’s obvious.

And until arriving new to Key and reading the 89 pages of posts I had no idea that the Vulcan could arouse such passion. And I can also see why the huge sums of money already spent and potentially huge sums still to be spent to keep her in the air might be difficult to justify, however much we would like to see her this display season.

I remember it. It was my first “serious” magazine as a youngster, passionate about aircraft. Later on it was Flight and the original Aeroplane.

Interesting – never realised they were built by companies other than construction firms. And I was growing up during those dates. Did the home builders of the day also construct them or were they specifically made by firms like those you mentioned to keep the workforces employed?

Is the US still selling off stuff at Molesworth which came back from Germany as well as from closed UK bases?

Incredible. Go to the Key Forums and you are sure to find memories jolted. I recall this incident so clearly and always had the thought that just tens of feet lower and he would not have been so incredibly lucky to escape with serious but not terminal injuries. I didn’t know he had resumed his flying career.