'BOB' at Brunty - Another Image Added

[Flour Power]

It was great to see so many people out at Bruntingthorpe this morning to say goodbye to XR808.

Here is my take on today's sad event. Was it worth an eight and a half hour round trip? What do you think?

First time around


'BOB' at Brunty by Flour Power 99, on Flickr

Powering away


'BOB' at Brunty by Flour Power 99, on Flickr

Final approach


'BOB' at Brunty by Flour Power 99, on Flickr


'BOB' at Brunty by Flour Power 99, on Flickr

Final touchdown


'BOB' at Brunty by Flour Power 99, on Flickr

Regards,


Mike

[Squawk1177]

Cracking shots =D> - brings a tear to the eye

Worth the trip ? No question

S1177

[chrisVC10]

Fantastic pictures Perfect timing on the last shot.

Good to see them on Flickr too, for future reference.

[Flour Power]

Thank you chaps.

It was a real privilege to be there today. I just need to make sure I can do the same for the remaining frames.

[ACLVC10]

Fantastic pics, just a shame I couldn't be there to witness it myself

Andy

[Jazz707]

Yeh, sweet shots Mike. The touchdown is the money shot.

Lets hope all goes to plan in September as well, including the decent weather!

Good day down at Brize, with 147 off to MPA on the final rotation as well.

56 days and counting?

[Rob68]

Spoke to you today, it looks like the early get up and drive down and back was worth it

[Flour Power]

Thank you chaps.

Rob, I hope your seven mile drive home wasn't too taxing!


Mike

[Thumper]

As expected they are beautiful shots FP, definitely worth the trip! =D>

[Flour Power]

Thank you Helen.

This is the third chance I've had to catch Bob, and by far the best light. If only I'd got into this earlier...

[Thumper]

Well thank god you have now! My first sight of a VC-10 was only at Yeovilton this year and boy am I kicking myself for not spending time at Brize Norton and seeing this beauty before now!

I look forward to any more photo's you take of the VC as they are pretty special!

[Magnum]

There is something special about a VC10, it is good to know she still has the same effect on people.
I always get a feeling of great pride when talking to others about her, and knowing the end is so close leaves me with a feeling bordering on bereavement.
Living about 20 miles from Brize I get to see them overhead sometimes. My wife, who works closer to the base, frequently comes home from work and tells me she has seen 'my' plane in the sky.

[Manofmendip]

I'm totally with you there Richard, no other plane looks or sounds like a VC10.

Like you I get a sense of pride and certainly bereavement over the end approaching. I never enjoyed the boring work I had to do at Weybridge but I was proud to be a member of the staff at the birthplace of the VC10 and to have met some of its designers. Weybridge was the world centre of excellence in civil airliner design at that time and they had world beating onging projects Concorde was largely designed and much of it manufactured there, for final assembly at Filton) that were cancelled by a government and national airlines obsessed by the US manufacturers. One minister actually stood up in the commons and told the house that "we could not build aircraft in the UK as we didn't have the no how to do it and we must therefore buy from the US and stop wasting money on our so called aircraft industry".

Dave

[tubster1275]

Great shots there!

Sam times for the Rolls Royce of airliners.

Mike

[Flour Power]

Truly sad times indeed.

I had a tear in my eye the final time I saw a Harrier descend into the gathering gloom of a December evening in 2010. I can't rule out the same thing when I see the final wisps of smoke dancing around a VC10's landing gear - even without (sadly) any previous association with my Queen of the Skies.

Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to view and add to this thread. It makes every moment worthwhile.