BBC 1 - Inside Out - XH558's final flight - 02/11/15.

[@tessypc]

I watched this last flight from the end of the runway, as I had many times before. It had been thick fog all morning but this was the last day she was permitted to fly so we were so so lucky that it cleared. I sat in my car in the fog with a flask and a book from 8am and it was worth every minute. I cried then and I am crying now. She was the only machine which made my heart sing ...and my stomach flip as she roared above our heads at take off and landing. Miss you, sweet lady. Miss you dreadfully. Xxxx

[@jacktattis]

how wonderful

[@EngTech84]

Only aircraft I knew that could empty the beer tent at Farnborough Air Show :)

[@jacktattis]

hahaha lol

[@thomas2279]

Beautiful they used to fly over my house in Warrington in 1970s whilst doing training exercises in North Wales - the house shook to bits..

[@ronlal652]

I was at the Yankee base at Burtonwood ,

[@elaineharlow4004]

going to miss you baby. watching you in the skies has thrilled me immensely. A very sad day

[@Radio478]

Brilliant video, thanks so much, i was at bae, during Falklands 1982

[@1903chrisholden]

a rare beauty and thankyou to VTTS for the beautiful sights and sounds of XH558 and well done to the Avro Heritage Museum for the sterling work they are doing on Avro Vulan XM603

[@vickycottrill3333]

Brilliant!

[@brsince78]

I shall never forget XH558 flying by the lighthouse at Beachy Head for the last time at this year's Airbourne...... end of an era......

[@tectorama]

More than a few tears were shed at the end of her final flight. The last British Bomber to be built for the RAF. We'll never have another British military aircraft to do it's potential job. So sad.

[@homolgus1]

I lived in Lincoln during the 1970s I used to see these every day they looked great then too

[@zaktabak4460]

This magnificent sound of the Vulcan and the howl of an F-104 Starfighter brings me to tears....just wonderfull!!

[@andrewmorton395]

I have been in the hanger, with the Vulcan, its amazing.

[@rogers531]

My Father Paul Rogers worked with the Vulcan Bomber at Boscombe Downs. Any one remember Him..

[@georgecharleston2597]

I've been past there many times in my childhood

[@binxbolling]

Yeah. He sang for Bad Company.

[@MrKips1]

​@@binxbollingBeat me to it! lol

[@benwaguk]

Gonna miss the Vulcan

[@spibes01]

The Vulc,The Delta Lady,XH558,i've used them all these last years.Only managed to see here 3 times this summer,planned many more but things happen.My names been on there since 2011.First saw her at Brunty about 94 and still got the T shirt.Tears have and will continue to flow every time I see video's of her.Gutted but proud!Oh and still got the cassette of XH558 landing at Brunty on radio Leicester.A rare commentary in more ways than one.

[@merledoughty5787]

yes saw XH 558 at Eastbourne 2015 just amazing to see it fly by

[@bradshawbradshaw8891]

Long time ago I went to an Air Display day at RAF Church Fenton, one of the Vulcans did a low level fly by down the length of the runway, as it howled past hundreds of car alarms went off.😁

[@johnnorton2273]

The " tin triangle " was without doubt one the finest bomber s ever to fly, a barrel roll in a bomber? and on the test flight just goes to prove what brilliant, awesome , magnificent aeroplane she was

[@Radio478]

We built the best, and still are the best

[@hughcdavies]

I saw her on the local beach in July that year, on her last visit to South Wales. Happy retirement XH558.

[@mac1975]

I was sat in my garden on the south coast one summer’s day many moons ago to see this fly over. Never forget that.

[@LisaViner]

Never forgotten about the beautiful plane that she was ❤

[@merlin5476]

It's a bizzare phenomena that this aircraft brings a tear to a grown mans face !!! why ? I too found myself welling up watching the Vulcan on its last flight.

[@scottessery100]

it was built in l956 ffs... amazing and beautiful that and the mozzy are my fav arecraft ever

[@Spitfiregirl01]

When I first watched the Vulcan I was 15 years old at Lowestoft Airshow 2010 😢

[@DavidG62]

Saw the Vulcan at Canadian National exhibition air show. It was always the highlight of the day along with our CF-101 Voodoos from Bagottville . Those who saw the old shows will remember

[@ZeldaZiplock]

Stopped going to the Air Show when the RAF stopped sending the Vulcan. Before then it had been an annual trek at least once to see her.

[@Radio478]

Falklands, we had D10 pod, and much more

[@K1lostream]

I saw XH558 fly at Boscombe Down - the old bird set all the car alarms off!

[@jsw123gameing6]

It flew over my house once when I was playing football it was amazing

Who won ?

[@1down4up78]

So British 😂🍵, that my Concorde story. My Nan lives near Ascot, 20k from Heathrow. In the summer I would visit her from Essex, the China n windows would rattle and every boy just stopped on the pitch, looked up and time stood still. A true lady of the sky.

[@shalomccs]

The Vulcan design was ahead of times.Nobody used those big wings design back then.

[@andypandywalters]

Cracking video !

[@georgecharleston2597]

I refuse to say goodbye

[@Radio478]

I was at Bae raf henlow in 1980s, seen amazing power out climbing, wall collapse in base!

[@Radio478]

We were ready for nuclear war

[@Radio478]

We at Bae we prepared for total war

[@Radio478]

Still feeling its impact today

[@paulshirley6383]

BBC 1 - Inside Out - XH558's final flight - LookWhatIFoundOnVHS love louis shirley

[@davidn6357]

My name’s on there somewhere, magnificent aircraft

[@3funke]

I was at RAF Finningley from Dec. 58 until Mar. 60.I remember Tony Blackman coming to the A/F with the latest version and had the control tower shaking to its foundations as he did a low level pass and then practically stood the A/C vertically.

[@stewsretroreviews]

Very sad day for everyone when this bird went in retirement for good, especially being all british too. I only hope we can maybe get the whole Tempest project off the ground in the future, still a good few yrs away to see if it even happens at all. The last time I seen XH558, I was in my back garden, when I seen this black reflection in my back window, then looked up and seen her, the noise was incredible, this was always her root heading up north for the Sunderland Airshow, and its just not the same without her.

[@mac1975]

I’ve still got my dads Bone dome he used when flying these in the 1970’s

[@Radio478]

My life is not the same, nothing to look forward to, great loss

[@jamiebroadhead5963]

it is so upseting

[@Dunroamin2]

That's a fine report.

[@ibanezfronty]

"People had travelled far and wide to get here" ?? Half an hours notice was given of this last flight living an hour away it gave me no option to veiw and i had been waiting since the Northern farewell tour :(

[@dannycarter1966]

These were so common over East Yorkshire in the 1970's you didn't even bother looking up.

[@tomwestwood5318]

Please let her fly again

[@KangoV]

The Americans ran two major exercises in the early ’60s to test their claim that their defences were 99% effective. They were of such a scale that all commercial aviation was stopped for the day of the exercise. On both occasions two wings of Vulcans, (one flying in from the North and one from the South) both got planes through. The Americans were highly embarrassed and tried to cover this up for years until it came out very recently.

[@markholroyde9412]

Thanks Mark Felton...LOL

[@juleshathaway3894]

On another occasion a Vulcan was flying low over the desert at about 100 feet and a couple of American jets came in to "attack". The Vulcan climbed and peeled away to reveal a pair of Buccaneers that were flying underneath it.

[@stratac30]

We have the BBMF, why doesn’t the RAF have a memorial flight dedicated to the planes and men of the Cold War? The amount of money the government wastes on overseas aid yearly, a small proportion of that could be easily be utilised to keep these wonderful jets of this era in the skies for all to enjoy. Shame the film didn’t sync with the voices.

[@sianlord6821]

Very very very sad she has made my dream come true! being in air cadets!!!!

[@commander452]

History

[@Radio478]

I could add much more.

[@hansam2787]

could you please feature xh558 in danger mouse

[@commander452]

In that country it doesn’t matter if you are a super model you do the military service

[@garypeatling7927]

Are other countries like this but then they haven't got vulcans

[@TuffBurnOutTeam]

On what grounds Is it Grounded for

[@ZeldaZiplock]

Rolls-Royce would no longer maintain her engines and without them an airworthiness certificate wasn't forthcoming.

[@TuffBurnOutTeam]

Open cheque books open every door

[@MrMoorkey]

The technical authorities have deemed the ongoing operation of the aircraft to be unsafe.

[@thebillitv]

Does anyone know where the names can be seen of the people who sponsored XH558 on her last flight. Obviously on the bomb-doors but will they be published?

[@1989generallee]

+Jamie Nicolson As far as I'm aware, the people who sponsored XH558 on her last flight had their shares places in the plane, but I don't think they were part of the bomb bay door plaques. I remember a while back they ran out of space in the bomb bay doors to add more names.

[@juleshathaway3894]

+Jamie Nicolson The names were published as a PDF by the charity a couple of years ago.

[@thebillitv]

Jules Hathaway Hi jules. I think I found that but I'm talking about the Final Flight Shares that could be bought at silver, gold or platinum level

[@thebillitv]

Lee Spence Yeh nah I just wondered if they may have updated by removing older lists to put new ones under the doors. Looks like a trip down to Doncaster is in order very soon! :)

[@1989generallee]

+Jamie Nicolson Aye planning going there myself. Think my name is on the winter service 2012 plaque.

[@brandondane137]

Why?

[@tomwestwood5318]

WHYYYYYYYYY I want her to fly

[@Radio478]

We were the best, i worked for Bae English electric, now life is on line,???

[@Radio478]

Just like the nimrod, just scrap it

[@Radio478]

Send men to be moon in a tin foil protected craft, but cant keep the mighty vulcans flying. ??? Really. 🤣🤣🤣

[@Radio478]

The only aircraft that made grown men cry

[@markholroyde9412]

Oh I dont know, Spitfires do it to me and i'm 60 LOL

[@Radio478]

Johnson, show some respect

[@MrMoorkey]

Oh, so it CAN be rolled...

[@HankD13]

Handled like a fighter.

[@illuminatiZ]

Hero at 5:48

[@garypeatling7927]

Hard to comprehend problem with no bomb and not a lot of fuel it would surely be easier to fly and handle than modern jet not lot of electronics to go wrong keep speed down be safest plane in sky . I imagine air frame would last for ever could even disconnect or strip out unnecessary stuff wing must be strongest one ever made

[@scopex2749]

I worked on her for a while in the RAF. Poor Martin looks gutted :(((( BL**DY ROLLS ROYCE wouldnt service the engines anymore because it was 'dangerous'??? That aircraft was better THAN NEW! Im an aircraft engineer I know! She should still be flying, I stopped going to air displays as everything these days in comparison is just feeble.

[@axelvetter]

I read now that the aircraft is in private possession it's no longer a military plane so civil regulations apply which she doesn't meet and couldn't have met.

[@suzyqualcast6269]

@@axelvetter : Reminds a bit if the saga over at East Kirkby and their Lanc. Ever having to meet new strictures that seem emplaced to keep her on the ground.

[@ravenwood1405]

Get the vulcan up in the sky again back in service it got a mission to do in the east.A true british show of force in the sky.Greetings from far north nato flank..The cold war is back

[@MrMesospheric]

The end of aircraft to drop nuclear bombs. What a terrible shame...

[@markholroyde9412]

Shut up you fkn drama Queen, it never happened.

[@Radio478]

The rest of the world is now laughing at us, 1982 Falklands, i was B A e

[@Radio478]

We were the best, uk government must show that 👏👍

[@Radio478]

Now we just scrap our heritage.

[@richardturner286]

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[@gustafer1]

Never can destroy the Stanley airstrip, never can destroy Argentine radar. Fiasco!

[@drewlawrence696]

The fiasco was the Argentinian-Junta, the 'disappeared', the imprisonment without trial of innocent Argentinian people by it's own government and the invasion of a British sovereign territory.....I guess the truth hurts too much for you to realise how vacuous your statement is.

[@gustafer1]

@@drewlawrence696 we are talking about planes not human rights. You want to know about British kingdom bloody hands?

[@gustafer1]

The facts is that the only real mission of Vulcan was a complete fisco.

[@danielkirkland3366]

@@gustafer1real mission lol well it was a nuclear bomber so how many missions do you think it should of had ?

[@mac1975]

Typical greaseball response. We destroyed part of the run way and a few weeks later you surrendered like the cowards you are. Argentina was no match for us.