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Re: Club visit to Wellsbourne XM655

Postby Xplumberlives » Fri Nov 26, 2010 6:49 pm

Indeed!
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Re: Club visit to Wellsbourne XM655

Postby RLN » Fri Nov 26, 2010 6:56 pm

Maybe it was censored by VTST. :-??
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Re: Club visit to Wellsbourne XM655

Postby Xplumberlives » Fri Nov 26, 2010 6:57 pm

RLN wrote:Maybe it was censored by VTST. :-??



Maybe! =)) =))
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Re: Club visit to Wellsbourne XM655

Postby Bovril » Fri Nov 26, 2010 7:21 pm

i have emailed them :(
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Re: Club visit to Wellsbourne XM655

Postby Jogger321 » Fri Nov 26, 2010 8:48 pm

It was the detailed plan of XM655's planned return to flight at the next Wings & Wheels and its preparation to join 558 the same day in a practice formation over the Mall for , so pretty boring stuff really.

Apparently they reckon the restoration will only cost £1500 (new discs on wheels)to get it in the air because MAP's have looked after her so well that virtually nothing needs doing

The main barrier however is that the apparently the runway at Wellesbourne needs extending by 200 metres to get her in the air which will necessitate some residential houses being demolished but some explosives to assist in this have already been donated from nearby Kineton Ordnance Base free of charge. Estimated completion of the runway is 01/04/2011

Like I said pretty tedious article and you are not missing much.
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Re: Club visit to Wellsbourne XM655

Postby RLN » Fri Nov 26, 2010 8:55 pm

=)) =)) =))
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Re: Club visit to Wellsbourne XM655

Postby Sooty655 » Fri Nov 26, 2010 9:01 pm

Bu&&er it!!

We paid Wikileaks a fortune to keep it quiet, and the local ad-mag publishes it. =)) =))
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Re: Club visit to Wellsbourne XM655

Postby Mayfly » Sat Nov 27, 2010 10:37 am

Now now Sooty you know in the world of all things Vulcan there are no secrets!!! :p
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Re: Club visit to Wellsbourne XM655

Postby PhantomAviator » Sat Nov 27, 2010 6:30 pm

Sooty655 wrote:Bu&&er it!!

We paid Wikileaks a fortune to keep it quiet, and the local ad-mag publishes it. =)) =))



Overheard conversation.

'They claim that 655 may make it back into the air for around one and a half grand'
'Oh do they?'. 'Well guess who I am donating to'.
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Re: Club visit to Wellsbourne XM655

Postby Crew chief » Sat Nov 27, 2010 8:24 pm

PhantomAviator wrote:
Sooty655 wrote:Bu&&er it!!

We paid Wikileaks a fortune to keep it quiet, and the local ad-mag publishes it. =)) =))



Overheard conversation.

'They claim that 655 may make it back into the air for around one and a half grand'
'Oh do they?'. 'Well guess who I am donating to'.

One and a half grand,thats just about enough to start engines and taxi to the end of the runway. =)) =)) =)) =)) =)) =)) =)) .

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Re: Club visit to Wellsbourne XM655

Postby Jigsaw » Sat Nov 27, 2010 8:38 pm

=)) =))
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