Notes:

First post-restoration flight of Avro Vulcan XH558/G-VLCN - congratulations to TVOC for this massive restoration effort.

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Aircraft

G-VLCN - Avro 698 Vulcan B.2 - Private

XH558 is in search of a new home, Vulcan To The Sky Trust announced that their lease at Doncaster Sheffield Airport wouldn’t be renewed and that XH558 would have to leave the site by the end of June 2023, since then the aircraft has been left outside whilst its owners search for a new home

Alex Roebuck G-VLCN
1,693 9 0 Avro 698 Vulcan B.2
G-VLCN - Avro 698 Vulcan B.2 - Private

Luca Bani G-VLCN
3,373 13 0 Avro 698 Vulcan B.2
G-VLCN - Avro 698 Vulcan B.2 - Private

Mark Stevens G-VLCN
2,614 3 0 Avro 698 Vulcan B.2

Photo location

XM715 - Handley Page Victor K.2 - United Kingdom - Royal Air Force (RAF)

Dutch XM715
6,900 45 0 Handley Page Victor K.2
XM365 - Hunting Percival Jet Provost T.3A - United Kingdom - Royal Air Force (RAF)

Pedro Castellano García XM365
3,260 0 0 Hunting Percival Jet Provost T.3A
G-EDYO - Piper PA-32-260 Cherokee Six - Private

Klavs Nielsen G-EDYO
2,480 0 0 Piper PA-32-260 Cherokee Six

Photographer

XX253 - British Aerospace Hawk T.1A - United Kingdom - Royal Air Force (RAF)

One of the Synchro Pair, head-on at 'The Hill'!

Damien Burke XX253
4,978 3 1 British Aerospace Hawk T.1A
N1944A - Douglas DC-3C - Private

Air to air with C-47A 43-15211, a genuine WWII veteran

Damien Burke N1944A
6,886 3 2 Douglas DC-3C
G-FOKK - Fokker DR.1 - Private

First air to air photo of Fokker DR1 replica G-FOKK, on the aircraft's third flight

Damien Burke G-FOKK
8,064 0 0 Fokker DR.1

Registration

G-VLCN

Photo Date

Oct 18, 2007

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Oct 18, 2007

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Notes

First post-restoration flight of Avro Vulcan XH558/G-VLCN - congratulations to TVOC for this massive restoration effort.

Camera

G-VLCN - Avro 698 Vulcan B.2 - Private

XH558 is in search of a new home, Vulcan To The Sky Trust announced that their lease at Doncaster Sheffield Airport wouldn’t be renewed and that XH558 would have to leave the site by the end of June 2023, since then the aircraft has been left outside whilst its owners search for a new home

Alex Roebuck G-VLCN
1,693 9 0 Avro 698 Vulcan B.2
G-VLCN - Avro 698 Vulcan B.2 - Private

Luca Bani G-VLCN
3,373 13 0 Avro 698 Vulcan B.2
G-VLCN - Avro 698 Vulcan B.2 - Private

Mark Stevens G-VLCN
2,614 3 0 Avro 698 Vulcan B.2
XM715 - Handley Page Victor K.2 - United Kingdom - Royal Air Force (RAF)

Dutch XM715
6,900 45 0 Handley Page Victor K.2
XM365 - Hunting Percival Jet Provost T.3A - United Kingdom - Royal Air Force (RAF)

Pedro Castellano García XM365
3,260 0 0 Hunting Percival Jet Provost T.3A
G-EDYO - Piper PA-32-260 Cherokee Six - Private

Klavs Nielsen G-EDYO
2,480 0 0 Piper PA-32-260 Cherokee Six
XX253 - British Aerospace Hawk T.1A - United Kingdom - Royal Air Force (RAF)

One of the Synchro Pair, head-on at 'The Hill'!

Damien Burke XX253
4,978 3 1 British Aerospace Hawk T.1A
N1944A - Douglas DC-3C - Private

Air to air with C-47A 43-15211, a genuine WWII veteran

Damien Burke N1944A
6,886 3 2 Douglas DC-3C
G-FOKK - Fokker DR.1 - Private

First air to air photo of Fokker DR1 replica G-FOKK, on the aircraft's third flight

Damien Burke G-FOKK
8,064 0 0 Fokker DR.1
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Colin Hunter

Fantastic shot Damien well done and thanks for sharing.

Brian Whitelegg
Brian Whitelegg

This is a picture that I have been waiting to see for a long time. Thank you for sharing it with us. That exhaust blur is almost blowing my ears out just looking at it. Congratulations to the restoration team, long may the result of their efforts continue to fly.

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Mike Obern

Great Shot - Great Aircraft - well done to all involved!!

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