AVRO VULCAN XH558 HOWLING AS SHE TAKES OFF & SETS OFF CARALARMS!!!

#Vulcan #558 #Waddington #Airshow #Avgeek #VulcanHowl www.vulcantothesky.org/
Waddington Airshow 2013

[@RapidsJohnson]

That unearthly howl even from behind the curve of the runway before she comes prowling into view.... Still gets me now!

[@dukecraig2402]

Like someone opened up the gates of hell.

[@shannonchurchill4556]

I was fortunate enough to see it fly when it based from our station for the Chicago Air and Water show in the late 70's, so we got to see a couple take-offs, and it is a sound that I will never forget. The Vulcan wasn't just an airplane, it was a living, breathing beast, an aluminum dinosaur.

[@manzoorhussain2520]

I saw one of these at a museum tail number is XM598

[@PixelatedPenfold]

It's a shame that videos just cannot convey the power of that howl. You don't just hear it, you can feel it deep inside you.

[@Backoffboogaloo]

This is the aircraft responsible for my lifelong passion for flight. My dad took me to an airshow as a kid and the aircraft buzzing about were boring to me. Then there was an earth-shattering roar that I could feel right in the very depths of my bowels. It was the most incredible sound and feeling I’d ever experienced. To this day, I find the Vulcan’s sound absolutely spine-tingling and get a rush of excitement when I hear that howl followed by the huge roar as she passes.

[@maryhayes2576]

Same here, there’s just something about the Vulcan! As you say, the howl of the engines vibrates in every fibre of your body!

[@ameisweirdx]

Well said, spot on description

[@firestorm996]

You just described my own experience at Barton air show in the 80's. Sat on the bonnet of my Dad's Ford Cortina (two-tone beige with a brown vinyl roof!) and the mighty Vulcan came roaring over, leaving a jaw-dropped 8yr old in its wake! My all time favourite aircraft, there's really nothing like the Vulc!

[@anniep8711]

Same here airshows where our family thing....the vulcan was always my favourite aircraft....

[@WEAREDERBY1884]

I absolutely couldn't agree with you more i get goosebumps to this day.

[@Megaptera2007]

A (sadly late) sailing buddy flew these for the RAF in the late 60s. After a stint in the USA, the squadron flew home, but he only made it a few hundred miles before he had a mechanical failure and landed at a USAF B-52 base. RAF ground crew came out and fixed it over 3 days, and he and crew were well entertained. When he finally left for a short hop with a light fuel load to final staging for the UK he thought he'd give them a show. Cleared for takeoff, he launched it into an almost vertical climb halfway down the runway, and was reportedly at 10,000 feet over the perimeter. Astonished reaction from the USAF B-52 crews was "Damn! That's a bomber???"

[@Moggy471]

It was designed to take off from bombed runways. Hence the huge wing area and the insanely powerful engines.

[@wills3277]

No one told the Vulcan it was a bomber...

[@freddix3121]

One of the mechanics was my brother in law travelled round the world with them.

[@jameswroe2403]

@Megaptera2007 my wife's uncle was an AEop on 617sqn on these and tells exactly the same story.

[@alexday5892]

That’s just beautiful. The gentle pan over to all of the car alarms going off really emphasises the roar that the Vulcan had. Great video. Thanks for posting it

[@timesPassing]

I saw her in flight only once and the sheer power and noise were enough to bring me to tears. Her setting off the car alarms at Abingdon was almost an encore, it was just incredible 🖤

[@dominicksforza3484]

This thing was way ahead of its time, truly unique in all respects. The best complement I can give this plane is it looks like it could've come out of the Lockheed Skunkworks. Bravo...

[@ElwynR]

Couldn't agree more!

[@PiDsPagePrototypes]

Skunk Works,... Nah,... it looks like the short cousin of the Concorde.

[@combineconformist]

@@PiDsPagePrototypesL take

[@jameswroe2403]

​@@PiDsPagePrototypes same basic engines in both.

[@PiDsPagePrototypes]

@@jameswroe2403 Yup. Main difference is Concorde got afterburners.

[@d53101]

I remember the Vulcan when it made visits to the Toronto International Airshow in the 1970’s. Always a crowd pleaser it never failed to impress.

[@ianedmonds9191]

The Vulcan at the last air show at Leuchars was special for me because it was the last one and also the last one I attended with my Grandfather. He was an RAF pilot that got his wings during the war but missed the fighting. He trained and got his wings in Canada and got back just as the war was ending. He didn't have to go to war. He was a manager of a Jute mill but he decided to fight anyway. My hero forever. Anyway that year the Vulcan flew at the end of the show and I happened to be in a portaloo at the time. The portaloo started shaking like there was an earthquake and I knew the Vulcan had risien. It was the best end to an Airshow I've ever experienced. The Noise alone is something I'll remember forever but also the grace by which it flew. It looked like it was born in the air and at speed. Graceful and Beautiful. Love Grandad, Luv and Peace All.

[@96MasterOfPuppets96]

No other aircraft causes such a guttural, primal response from me. Absolutely incredible. The sound of seeing one take off live is unearthly, shaking the very air around you.

[@claudevieaul1465]

Gorgeous... The Vulcan is definitely one of the most iconic and beautiful aircraft ever designed 🖖

[@ElwynR]

Couldn't agree more!

[@raincoast9010]

sad that it was for killing people.

[@Jack-bs6zb]

… and saving people. Don’t forget that.

[@Mayank-mf7xr]

badass entry. badass execution. badass exit. badass leftovers. badass everything.

[@ALANG499]

Only 12 years between this an the Lancaster i believe, incredible .

[@joefisher3981]

ALANG499 Actually it was five years! A Lancaster to the Vulcan in five years is incredible

[@SIXITHS]

And designed by the same team!

[@jamesbeach5445]

5 actually

[@Tom-cf3jx]

Both beautiful aircraft

[@joechesters7936]

@@SIXITHS which was first, the Avro Vulcan, or Hawker Sideley Vulcan? I cant remember

[@mattluxton8802]

Absolutely glorious to look at and hear. She's dearly missed.

[@morgrp]

The climb rate of this beast is simply unbelievable -

[@WarhammerWings]

Agility is not to be sniffed at either. :)

[@andypandywalters]

Apparently could out climb many fighters in its early days !

[@DanSlotea]

It's also empty and not fully fueled

[@GOTOHOBBIES]

They would only have limited fuel unless required too, also no payload making a short take off and fast climbing capacity

[@FangornTiger]

Designed to lift off and get away from an airbase that was likely a target for an incoming ICBM, and a cloud of vapor the size of Manchester in about 5 minutes.

[@user-kv1yt5me2n]

I was blessed to see Vulcans fly on two separate occasions in the late 1960's & early 1970's, and this still gives me goosebumps! It is one of the most stunningly beautiful aircraft I've ever seen, and I'm 66. Only wish I could have seen the Victor fly which accompanied it, but those memories will never die, regardless. THANK YOU, RAF!!!!!!!!!!

[@domaves4043]

I remember being on the transpennine in the 90's. We got buzzed by a Vulcan,. Very deep place in my heart for this plane.

[@aubscottam8560]

The plane of my childhood. Saw these nearly every day living in Lincoln with RAF Waddington and RAF Scampton only a few miles away.

[@shaggy63]

You and me both

[@melodymonger]

That must have been amazing 😃

[@icarr121277]

I feel privileged to have one of these at the bottom of my street in the Sunderland air museum.

[@jennylast3149]

I don't normally like loud noise but this is something different and why did it give me goose bumps ? lovely stuff.

[@Phoenix8492]

That take-off performance is incredible, the RAF has always had impressive aircraft every decade of its existence

[@1982Clarkey]

@MyAqaa 100% disagree with you and I worked on both F3 and GR4 for the RAF. Tornado was a fantastic aircraft and was used in multiple roles and theatres across the globe. It’s was fantastic considering it’s role was changed year after year.

[@HeavyMetalGamer45]

I so want to see and hear Vulcan she's such a beast of a plane. Makes me so proud and patriotic.

[@TorontoChannel]

I’ll never forget the feeling you get when you hear the Vulcan howl 🥰🥰 Once in a lifetime experience😉

[@ElwynR]

Yes, wished I'd gone to more to more airshows to see her!

[@TorontoChannel]

Elwyn R brings a tear in the eye when you think of the Vulcan not flying anymore but I’ll never ever forget those vibrations going through my chest 😇

[@ned_1963]

Simply years ahead of its time! ✌️🇬🇧✌️

[@andym519871]

I love this plane it is fantastic British engineering at its best

[@Marknorthway]

That, and the British Rail HST. And the Deltic locomotive, of course.

[@missouribob7850]

I've always thought the Harrier was awesome.

[@joechesters7936]

@@missouribob7850 same

[@lindaforrester464]

I totally agree with you about this one she's still beautiful just like the Lancaster

[@lindaforrester464]

@@missouribob7850 hello I think most planes are ace I was in the r a f and the most beautiful plain that was on my unit was the Hercules big but I've seen quiet a few the lightning and the tornado but the most beautiful plain ever is the Lancaster

[@mikeyriley8959]

British engineers make awesome shit.

[@wolfe1970]

That sound awsum too

[@singlemaltwhiskyenthusiast9248]

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[@jjd1799]

As a brit myself, this is bar my far my most favourite RAF plane. Between the shape of its wings, thin snout, howling noise and the immense firepower it can deliver - i see it as the closest man has ever came to reproducing a DRAGON.

[@jjd1799]

@European Colonist most definitely. I would argue that some German engineers have been the best the world has seen.

[@ioxides]

@The Nameless One Try not to get offended.

[@ColinH1973]

Crying shame she wasn't accepted as a part of the BBMF. Future generations have been robbed of a glorious spectacle and sound. Almost criminal.

[@markborder906]

Colin Harrison I agree with you, but, I suspect the cost would have meant that the choice would have been between keeping this marvel in the air or the rest of the flight. Not a decision I would like to make.

[@Bloodrayne800]

Makes no sense to have it in battle of Britain memorial flight. It took no part in it as you know. It is a shame it has been retired though, I am glad I have seen it in flight, as well as BBMF

[@smudger746]

Not the bbmf, but you would’ve though the RAF could have a Cold War flight. So many beautiful and different aircraft that could be preserved and flown

[@markborder906]

james smith @james smith A wonderful dream, imagine a flypast with a lightening, a couple of Hunters, a Javelin, Scimitar Buccaneer, finishing with the Victor and Vulcan. That would stop the traffic.,

[@rjk69]

@@smudger746 I believe Rolls Royce ( and others ) could no longer provide the support required for her to be airworthy. The RAF would have the same issue.

[@PolarRed]

I don't care what anybody says. Simply the most beautiful aeroplane ever designed, built and flown.

[@jucoco1]

When I was a child the Vulcan used to be a semi regular at the Abbotsford International Airshow on the west coast of Canada. I loved aircraft from an early age but the Vulcan and CF 101 Voodoo's scared the bahjeesus out of me. Feel so fortunate I got to see her fly again a few years back at Farnborough. Fantastic video.......one of the few that comes close to seeing her take off in person.

[@GITMachine]

I've been lucky enough to see this thing fly a couple of times. The first time I was at an airshow in London and when that beast passed by I remember little kids holding hands over their ears and crying while adults all looked around at each other with a stunned, 'wtf' kind of look on their faces. That's what frightened me the most...seeing the adults so damn shaken lol. The Vulcan was the literal definition of "shock and awe", before such a term existed. A truly impressive aircraft.

[@07pollee2ndtime]

One of the best vids of her I've seen. Thank you.

[@robertp.wainman4094]

I was lucky enough to see the Vulcan scrambles at RAF Finningley in the 1960's - four Vulcans started and airborne in two minutes, I've never heard anything so loud or felt the ground shake as much! Left a smile on everyone's face.

[@davidgabbitass983]

I used to watch them out my classroom window in Worksop, amazing all white ballet dancers.

[@timlarge7420]

Watched then do that at a show, deafening was an understatement. Full military set up, went off in twos, with afterburners on. While XH558 was awesome seeing the RAF do it with 4 planes, 2 at a time was just incredible

[@YorkshireinManila]

And being a kid in Doncaster in the 60s I would hear them do their 6pm engine turn on , and for 5 minutes there was an engine roar that reverberated all over the town. I dont live in England but on the rare days I return to Doncaster its always heartening to see the miniature Vulcan thats on a roundabout near Bawtry Road. Always takes me back to my childhood.

[@robertp.wainman4094]

I never knew about the the '6pm engine turn on' - how fantastic! When I was very young my grandparents ran the 'Eagle and Child' at Auckley - a favourite of RAF crews from Finningley - and I grew up listening to wonderful, (but at times very touching stories) of the pub and customers during wartime. When we moved away, visiting Finningley for the 'At Home' airshow every year was a must - especially, of course, for the truly amazing Vulcan displays - mighty Lightning too! I agree - it is heartwarming and a nice reminder to see the miniature Vulcan (actually a display of plants) near the racecourse.

[@YorkshireinManila]

@@robertp.wainman4094 As a teenager i lived in Cantley Manor and knew the Eagle and Child well... although we tended to call it the " Bird and Bastard".. the reasons for which I have no idea, being that that was about 45 plus years ago. ..regardless, it was a most pleasant hostelry and I visited there many many times. The more reminders we have of Vulcans as symbols of truly great British engineering the better.. as well as reminders of our long past youth. Greetings from Manila Philippines.

[@patrickmurphy5842]

Saw her twice . Once at Biggin Hill doing the demo then a few years later . Both times I thought my sternum would break . A totally unreal sound and aight . Nothing like her . Bring her back .

[@ElwynR]

It's a shame she doesn't fly anymore 😔

[@lynnoldfield3163]

The most magnificent n spectacular aircraft l have ever seen n heard n am really gonna miss her rippin up the sky with those awesome Vulcan HOWWWWWLLLS

[@airmanma]

These were at Offutt AFB Nebraska when I was stationed there in the 70’s. Loudest aircraft I ever saw. Awesome aircraft.

[@timmarshall9532]

Happy memories of looking out from my back garden as a kid in Lincolnshire and seeing Vulcans tracking west across the sunset as they drifted home.

[@ElwynR]

It was a great shame the last Vulcan was grounded

[@dukecraig2402]

Being an American my memories of the Avro Vulcan started with the classic James Bond movie Thunderball when I was a little boy, as a matter of fact because of that movie I can say that the Vulcan is the first aircraft that I knew by name. It certainly is an impressive aircraft and has an absolutely incredible sound, like the gates of hell have been opened up.

[@jimdoyle8757]

Gonna miss probably the most beautiful aircraft ever built and even the cars were applauding 👏🏻

[@IS-L]

Ahhh, heaven. I lived with this sound while stationed at RAF Scampton in the seventies.

[@elamae2]

I remember seeing the Vulcan at the air shows at FNAS Culdrose in the 80s when I was a child and the abiding memory I have is of how all the car alarms would be set off when she did her flight! It was awesome :) Beautiful beautiful aircraft.

[@Thursdaym2]

Vulcan is up there with all those great aircraft

[@xmascometh]

I used to sit at the end of RAF Scampton’s runway and watch the Vulcan pilots do their ‘circuits and bumps’. Awesome... absolutely awesome. I’ll never forget that sound xx

[@BBQFanNo1]

Beautiful. Loved this aircraft since i first saw it fly at air shows in 1970.

[@jo5hua0680]

I’ve seen it up close at an aviation museum. Walked under it, looked into the gear well, saw the flight deck. It’s a beauty.

[@davidharris733]

When Britain was Great.

[@jamesstephen7350]

This makes me cry!! The Avro Arrow Would have been this impressive!!

[@1957lippy]

God Bless her !!!

[@toddfleury7324]

I remember in the 80’s during Abbotsford (BC Canada) international airshow. We were sitting on a small hill a short distance from the airport when a Vulcan flew over. I never forgot the crazy howl and the apocalyptic levels of noise. That was the heyday of airshows in Canada with so many cool aircraft flying but the Vulcan really stole the show for me that year. Now we have portable screens instead of SSTs and space tourism. Who else out there feels ripped off?

[@michaelrosspearson9756]

What amazing footage, seeing the sunlight bouncing of the aircraft and its shadow in the clouds.

[@philk9227]

Awesome. Remember seeing a number these amazing aircraft at an airshow at Filton, Bristol when I was a lad and they were still operational :-)

[@MrDaiseymay]

DO YOU REMEMBER THE ATTEMPTED LANDING AT FILTON, AND LAST SECOND EMERGENCY RE-TAKE OFF ? THEY WERE RUNNING OUT OF RUNWAY AND HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY TAKE-OF, AND AS THE PLANE CROSSED THE A38 AT FILTON, IT BLEW ALL THE FENCING ,BARRIER'S AND--- OF ALL THE STUPID THINGS TO HAVE AT THE END OF A RUNWAY, A ROW OF BLOODY PETROL PUMPS , WHICH WERE DEMOLISHED , AND AMAZINGLY NEVER SET ALIGHT, LET ALONE EXPLODE. A MIRACLE ??

[@murrayangus]

What an aircraft! The hairs at the back of my neck rise every time I watch this Vulcan take off.

[@lindaforrester464]

Hi there I used to be stationed in Lincolnshire and you could here the Vulcan doing engine tests they were at waddington but a beautiful plane

[@samblin1]

The forerunner of all delta wings to come! What a lady she is makes my proud to be British. Saw her today and it may be the last time she flies:( Rolls Royce will no longer repair her..... Breaks my heart. I adore her ....

[@faranhanson8643]

samblin1 It's not that Rolls Royce won't repair her, Vulcan to the Sky (the charity who owns her and works with repair crews) can't afford to keep the two company's on who do the maintenance on the air frame. The engines work perfect and are checked by both BAE and Cessna who own the hangers next door the Vulcans at Robin Hood. Not only that but the air frame is way beyond its maximum hours for safe flight, anything longer could result in the plane being damaged beyond repair.

[@eatthisvr6]

***** are there any other vulcans with airframe life left?

[@faranhanson8643]

eatthisvr6 I don't think so, the one based in Doncaster is the only one with flight capability, there are two others in the UK which are safe to taxi but aren't certified to fly; which I think is because their air frame is too aged (don't quote me on that though). What I do know for certain though is that to get the current Vulcan to the state its in now took several years and hundreds of thousands of pounds, which I don't think would be available to make the other two safe to fly. All the other components however I believe are fine, BAE and Vulcan to the Sky have all the know-how to repair the engines and mechanical parts etc they just can't repair the air frame and the company who does that sort of stuff are asking for too much and VTTS just can't afford it.

[@eatthisvr6]

***** if i ever win the euro millions im sinking half of it into the vulcan concorde and tsr2 (xr220 i believe is almost intact) with only 1 condition,TAKE ME UP in them and dont be shy!!!!

[@eatthisvr6]

***** it took me 4 attempts ut i FINALLY got to see this genuinely AWESOME machine at cosford yesterday and il take that memory to the grave!

[@davidatkins9228]

Miss the Vulcan, that awesome sound !!

[@Gamerguy-501]

It is without doubt ranked the 3rd loudest aircraft in the world!! Very iconic aircraft that could still serve today

[@danrazART]

That light effect made it look like computer graphics of a movie! When the animators take extra efforts to make things more fantastical!

[@bengallagher2574]

Hearing this plane take off gives me goosebumps right down my back every time

[@fabulousprofound]

The cars are just showing their appreciation 🤗

[@jaket2k927]

Imagine if we used this in Bombing raids in the middle east? They would of thought ghost were attacking.

[@Spitfirefan1397]

isis would fill their scruffy pants with shit if they saw it bombing them

[@joefisher3981]

Spitfirefan1397 just being on the wrong end of a Vulcan when it howls would make you sh!t yourself

[@kyberwolfuk]

With modified engine's navigation systems and upgraded cockpit . Would be lighter more powerfull. Carry larger payloads more modern weapon or even a UAV/ UCAV under each wing and have in-flight refuelling capability.. But we No longer have a large long range bomber... as I type this I'm in 100 yards of XM607 Waddington gate guard ..

[@jacobotoole2105]

jaket2k9 more like banshees

[@fudgedog123]

jaket2k9 they’d never have hit the target

[@1000frolly]

I saw two Avro Vulcans take off at an air show in England around 1970. The noise and ground vibration was incredible.

[@ThePaddyHughes]

I used this as my alarm sound every morning :)

[@de4th_by_ninj47]

Absolutely spectacular!

[@jasonrainbow3298]

Will always be my favorite sounding jet powered plane

[@mickb474]

That howl gets me every time!! It’s so unique!

[@ElwynR]

Shame we wont see her flying again 🙁

[@mickb474]

@@ElwynR it is a shame, saw XH558 quite a few times at air shows, magnificent machine!

[@aderynmawr]

I never get tired of this video 😄

[@polarisukyc1204]

This aircraft is incredible, nothing about it seems quite right or ordinary, the otherworldly noise it makes on takeoff, the manoeuvres that it’s shown to make in old black and white film stock of airshows, it’s just awe inspiring

[@freyallarganswald4746]

Wow, her distinctive growl gives me goosebumps 🤗

[@tomstech4390]

[Lockheed martin and Northrop Grumman stand in front of thier F117 and B2 spirit planes] Lockheed: Ah old technology, Time moves on. Northrop: Yeah not exactly stealthy is it. Avro: *We want them to know we're coming*

[@haydnroberts7434]

Classic British Understatement. Basically if I have to explain it to you I will be wasting both of our time ...

[@peckelhaze6934]

Watched these, many times, fly over my town.

[@barbaraadams8347]

That is one beautiful jet! Amazing!

[@TheOverlordOfProcrastination]

It's a pummelling experience to be there. Great video.

[@delten-eleven1910]

The haunting howl of the Vulcan before it appears. Amazing video!

[@borninjordan7448]

Vulcan.

[@delten-eleven1910]

@@borninjordan7448 Oops, I meant Vulcan, thanks.👍

[@borninjordan7448]

@@delten-eleven1910 No problem.

[@Headcase0570]

I love this video!

[@agdgdgwngo]

Really amusing to see a few 50 year old blokes bolting to the runway like excited kids on Christmas day.

[@tinribs12345]

Awesome. She never fails to impress :-)

[@thereflectionartist]

Absolutely AMAZING!!!!

[@Juelda]

Oh how I miss being able to watch this incredible machine!

[@lightningstrikestwice6302]

That girl can climb! Beautiful!

[@mpk6664]

This is the only video to truly show how loud this thing is

[@johnhammond6423]

Agreed.

[@hotdog9262]

one have to wonder what it could have done with modern engines

[@itzbull0k158]

Proud to say I’ve sat in the cockpit of XM655 and XH558 ☺️

[@bcdfgrn]

Love from America ❤️

[@Wooburnmusic]

Brilliant ! And the dopey car alarms were howling eh lol! 😁👍

[@2st0ned2pwn1]

Was lucky enough to see it on it's last display at RIAT was amazing, best sounding aircraft there was there Lancaster closesly follows.

[@TheHungryGames]

Truly a sight to behold is the Vulcan

[@gillianparry2890]

Incredible plane :-)

[@ElwynR]

Yes, great day!

[@manoman0]

+Gillian Parry It looks very creepy. I wouldn't want this thing coming after me.....

[@lindaforrester464]

I bet the r a f pilots loved to fly her she was a firee lady and very lowed but still a buety

[@ryangeraghty8707]

I am sad. I know I will never see this majestic aircraft in the air. Hands down the most beautiful aircraft ever designed Well done.

[@ahmadtheaviationlover1937]

This thing is wonderful in terms of its sound

[@keanestar07]

this plane made me cry when i was little at cosford air show cause how loud it was

[@jamesbeach5445]

you are lucky to see it fly

[@johnsmith-cr6jt]

haha snap!

[@punk4life191]

keanestar07 I go to cosford

[@restojon1]

I remember when I was younger and the RAF were still displaying the Vulcan I was standing on Southend pier when it banked over us and then turned the taps on. I reckon that took a few years off the life of the pier and some of the pensioners watching. Honestly, it absolutely rocked that pier. People were smiling from ear to ear and hanging on to the handrails. I can still remember that feeling of being childishly scared and excited all at once, bit like a roller coaster ride. What a fantastic machine to indelibly imprint itself in our memories in such a way, it's more than just an aircraft.

[@charliehmi76]

Jay Zed's Guide to Things n Stuff Haha, I have a similar memory. I remember those old RAF displays, they really used to put on a show, not like in it’s later life where they just flew her round in circles. It used to be 10 minutes or so of absolute mayhem!

[@elliegillman8657]

my favourite air craft, well either this or the Concorde they are so amazing

[@anthonymorris1360]

Thaks for this! That howl OMG

[@hazelanderson1479]

I love that the mighty Vulcan can set off all of those car alarms!

[@neilfoster814]

The mighty beast cometh to smite and devour thine enemies! "WooooooOOOOOOOO!" I am old enough to recall watching the 8 ship scrambles from RAF Waddington back in the early 1970's, the ground literally shook!

[@colltutor07]

Eeeee, was there, brilliant day and take off superb from Vulcan.

[@angelajones9958]

Beautiful! ❤️

[@mattluxton8802]

Seen her fly several times. Nothing at all came close to watching and hearing this beauty in the sky. Nothing ever will either.

[@Wombat1916]

Matt Luxton Apart from seeing the Vulcan at air shows I twice I saw operational squadron aircraft. Standing on Holyhead Mountain in fog one day in 1969 I heard a roar of Olympus engines and then one after the other three Vulcans in line astern appeared out of the fog and disappeared again as they headed for RAF Valley. A few years later, while camped in a field near Woburn I heard that take off howl in the far away distance and I saw a Vulcan reaching for the sky, possibly from RAF Scampton and followed that dot until it disappeared into the morning sky. A classic aircraft!

[@snowbird68]

8 years later still gets me

[@ryanarthur8359]

Goosebumps every single time...

[@wolfe1970]

Love the ending lol

[@hayder0687]

the eargasm is unearthly, and i love it 😩

[@hewitt7615]

Gives me chills, that plane was ahead of its time

[@thomasmahoney4991]

Saw this beauty perhaps a season before it was grounded. Thank goodness

[@williamgardiner4956]

Just one more reason their will always be an England! God bless my heritage homeland from Canada.

[@bbd468]

Thats just incredible!