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Sywell anyone?

Postby Howslo » Sat Aug 18, 2012 1:50 am

I shall be there - my first air show for 2 years! (not including CWJ last August).

I see on today's VTST email there is a 'private display' for '558 on Sunday, along with some crew currency training on the homeward leg. I have my fingers crossed that Sywell lies between Doncaster and this 'private display'. :-?

We shall see... B-)
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Re: Sywell anyone?

Postby Ipso » Sat Aug 18, 2012 2:33 am

The private display is in the South of England.
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Re: Sywell anyone?

Postby Xplumberlives » Sat Aug 18, 2012 4:24 pm

We can but see! :D
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Re: Sywell anyone?

Postby Olicat » Sun Aug 19, 2012 10:15 pm

I saw XH558 heading south of Newbury today... then back north again a few minutes later...
Fly fast jets and/or C130s over my house please, I'm bored!

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Re: Sywell anyone?

Postby Xplumberlives » Sun Aug 19, 2012 10:16 pm

Olicat wrote:I saw XH558 heading south of Newbury today... then back north again a few minutes later...



She never got to Sywell! :-o
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Re: Sywell anyone?

Postby Howslo » Sun Aug 19, 2012 11:46 pm

No. And I received two texts from separate people saying they'd seen her over Rutland - not a million miles away as the Vulcan flies. So near, yet so far...

Oh well, Cosby it is then!
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Re: Sywell anyone?

Postby Xplumberlives » Mon Aug 20, 2012 10:12 am

Howslo wrote:No. And I received two texts from separate people saying they'd seen her over Rutland - not a million miles away as the Vulcan flies. So near, yet so far...

Oh well, Cosby it is then!




Is she confirmed for the Victory Show? :-o
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Re: Sywell anyone?

Postby Howslo » Mon Aug 20, 2012 5:13 pm

According to this: http://www.vulcantothesky.org/appearances.html , yes! \:D/

No mention on the Victory Show website though. :-?


Returning to the subject of Sywell, I thought it was a thoroughly enjoyable day once again. All the acts were good in their own ways, but I particularly enjoyed the Meteor T7. I can't remember the last time I saw a Meteor display, probably The Vintage Pair way back when.

My Mum enjoyed her first air show for about 30 years (I thought my Dad was joking when he said she wanted to go!).

But the master stroke to me, was putting the Reds on at 5pm, an hour before the show finished! After they finished, a lot of people left. We watched the rest of the show and most of the departures, wondered over to the car park for about 7pm and drove straight out. Vast improvement on the last show!

Shame they're every other year, but I guess that makes them a little more special.

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Re: Sywell anyone?

Postby Xplumberlives » Mon Aug 20, 2012 5:14 pm

Howslo wrote:According to this: http://www.vulcantothesky.org/appearances.html , yes! \:D/

No mention on the Victory Show website though. :-?



Indeed!

I note she's listed for the Sunday, so we'll go in to the show on the Saturday and watch from the pub beer garden on the Sunday! ;) Hopefully see you there! ;)
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Re: Sywell anyone?

Postby Howslo » Mon Aug 20, 2012 5:17 pm

You never know... ;) Which pub?
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Re: Sywell anyone?

Postby Xplumberlives » Mon Aug 20, 2012 5:23 pm

Howslo wrote:You never know... ;) Which pub?




I shall be in touch via PM, we don't want the rifraf coming along! ;)
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Re: Sywell anyone?

Postby Gaz » Mon Aug 20, 2012 7:58 pm

I "think" the victory show aren't going to advertise it, simply because of the backlash they had last year when 558 didn't show. Couple of thousand people asked for a refund, or so I understand
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Re: Sywell anyone?

Postby Howslo » Thu Aug 23, 2012 5:57 pm

That sounds sensible! :))
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