It’s a great shame that there’s not a genuine Halifax stood on it’s feet in the UK…another recovery like NA337 would be wonderful.

Memory is failing me, but don’t they have an example actually at Scampton too, outside Gibson’s office..?

No, they weren’t fitted when she left Duxford, though they have been on since. I think they look brilliant, but BBMF aren’t so keen due to them making exhaust stub inspection more difficult. Shame- they really add to her ‘wartime’ look.

The problem is that VTTS have been acting like they still have something unique, whereas they don’t!

That absolutely nails it for me. It is now just A.N.Other retired big old jet that will eventually, despite any and all best efforts, deteriorate. There are preserved Vulcans all over the place, including as has been said ground running examples that the public can actually SEE, for a small fee; the arrogance of what they still try and charge to see ‘558 must surely be utterly unsustainable in the long term, as is any idea of having public taxi runs at Doncaster, or building an aviation academy around it, as if it is some kind of holy artefact.

Basically, it’s screwed.

That’s not the point- it’s the blanket dismissal of the whole thing that I find boggling. So there wasn’t one thing you liked about it? Not one tiny thing?!

I found it far from ‘hopeless’. It was a very well made powerful experience that I enjoyed a great deal, and it has piqued interest in an event that I previously knew nothing about.

Just home from seeing it in a blissfully empty Vue Xtreme big screen, which had absolutely incredible sound. Was totally blown away by something that wasn’t so much a film, as a very powerful experience. The use of ‘Nimrod’ as the little fleet was revealed had me in tears. Only sour point was the use of the exterior of the ‘Yakfire’, which tore me out of the otherwise incredibly immersive experience every time. Surely to goodness, they could have mounted cameras to a real Spit somehow? I’d so far far as to sit and edit those shots out once I had my own copy and then enjoy what’s left!

Great pics as ever, much appreciated. Fantastic topside shot of Sally B there!

I’m amazed the H&S bods haven’t stopped the likes of the truck landing act though!

I remember O’Brien on that old ‘Spitfire Ace’ programme- ‘make love to the sky, do not shag it!’