Dammner, all the Vees were so damn gorgeous.
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| Britain |
| Just 5 days to save the Vulcan |
| 2009-03-01 |
| The world’s last flying Vulcan bomber, once Britain’s most potent nuclear deterrent, will be grounded for ever if campaigners cannot raise £500,000 in the next five days. A dramatic 11th-hour effort has been launched to ensure the historic delta-winged jet, which was on 24-hour standby during the Cold War, can remain in the skies. Vulcan XH558, which was built in 1960 and is now based at a wartime airfield at Bruntingthorpe in Leicestershire, flew for the first time in 15 years in 2007 following a £7million restoration. The money was raised by the Vulcan To The Sky Trust, but funds to maintain the aircraft are now running dry. |
| Posted by:Bright Pebbles |
| #7 I always thought the Victor was a better looking bird |
| Posted by: Cheaderhead 2009-03-01 22:09 |
| #6 raise £500,000 in the next five days Hmmm, that's about $700,000 USD. So for like a million bucks and one of those rooski nukes off Ukrainian eBay, we could bomb North Korea our own selves. Just sayin'... |
| Posted by: SteveS 2009-03-01 21:09 |
| #5 JOE! you talking about my sister? You musta met. |
| Posted by: .5MT 2009-03-01 20:28 |
| #4 SPOCK??? Gut Nuthin. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-03-01 20:26 |
| #3 Frank, it pains me... but I saw that first run, with my sister! |
| Posted by: .5MT 2009-03-01 20:18 |
| #2 Thunderball! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-03-01 20:14 |
| #1 FailSafer Them Now! Dammner, all the Vees were so damn gorgeous. |
| Posted by: .5MT 2009-03-01 20:01 |