Vulcan Bomber 'Howls' into a near vertical climb on full power and rolls upside down

[@sickfarce6275]

Like a giant manta ray gliding through the air. Majestic and terrifying at the same time.

[@yobayobovich]

and ugly (like everything british)

[@MrMaxeemum]

I saw the Vulcan at an air show in the UK years ago where it pulled a similar manouver and will never forget the sound of the air ripping apart as it climbed. Brings shivers to my skin even now thinking about it. Beautiful machine.

[@johnclapperton5556]

They were a regular at the Toronto International Airshow when I was a kid. Always made a great impression.

[@Togwag]

Me too - I was lucky enough to see a Vulcan at the Mildenhall air show years ago. We had seen planes take off all day, then the Vulcan took to the stage and we could not only see it and hear it but feel it!

[@ellisdando1061]

I saw one at around 1985 in England at RAF Finingly. The pilots were late for the show for some reason . Everybody was looking towards the front where the airshow was taking place expecting them to fly by, but the came from behind and went nearly vertical with everything they had .Never seen so many people scared to death , great show .

[@kevinrobertfrasier1309]

Not to Mention every single car alarm were set off last time i saw the Vulcan at a Biggin Hill Air Show

[@garyprince2867]

Greenham Common? '74 and '75? I recall that huge delta wing carving across the sky and the howl! The howl!

[@petrouschkababouschka2827]

I'm sitting here crying after watching this incredible aircraft rip the air, screaming like a banshee. My late father, Ch Tech Joe Gillen, was stationed at Boscombe Down, and worked on Vulcan bombers. (early 1950s) My early memory is of of playing out in the sun when it suddenly became so dark I thought it was night, and its almost silent approach as it was going into land. I remember the noise, heat and wash knocking me off my feet, but I wasn't in the least afraid! My father was so proud to serve in the RAF, and the RAF Benevolent fund brought and arranged the RAF flag on his coffin. Then something extraordinary happened. As the coffin began my Father's final journey, an RAF jet roared overhead. Not planned. not arranged but that moment, amongst all our heighted emotions still brings me to tears. Per ardua ad astra.

[@Hell_Toupée]

such an awesome memory for you! thanks for sharing

[@chrisbaker2903]

Yeah, you brought tears to my eyes because My dad flew in bombers as well as working on them. A bit earlier though, B-17s, and he wrote some poetry about planes and I miss him dearly.

[@Owent66]

That’s awesome tbh, I currently live next to boscombe down it’s a good airbase

[@No-wayJose0]

That final flyover in your dad’s presence is exactly how God works. You have two fathers and one of them loves the both of you more than you could ever imagine

[@matthewbell1968]

@@No-wayJose0 Claptrap, complete claptrap.

[@thebudgieadmiral5140]

Announcer: "This is her final fli-" Vulcan: "Yeah, yeah, shuddup, I talk now."

[@nwe2009]

I am the captain now

[@nickn7939]

lol pretty much

[@jimlakey8366]

I wish they'd shut up at airshows. Let the planes do the talking...

[@philbrennan3342]

Yes - it needs a brief intro, but then the announcer can belt up!

[@54spatula]

@@jimlakey8366 what sort of like talk in our language, but with the aid of a jet engine?

[@robertlassiter5808]

I saw one of these at Nellis AFB , Nevada back in the late 70’s. Was there for Red Flag. It left a lasting impression on me. Also got to see some Buccaneers there once. I was at few exorcises back then when the RAF was also there. Once in Cold Lake , Alberta the RAF came with Harriers. They taxied down to where our planes were parked and put on one hell of a show. Seven line abreast rose in unison and did several maneuvers and ended with a bow. I’ll never forget that. I’ve always had respect for the RAF. Some great memories.

[@gregwilliams9122]

The lasting impression being severe hearing loss? :)

[@robertlassiter5808]

Greg Williams It was loud as hell.

[@charlieross-BRM]

The first year a Harrier appeared at the Toronto air show down at the lake the pilot brought it along parallel to the shoreline, slower, slower.. hovered at I'm guessing a few hundred feet at the most and then backed it up to the center of the crowd and turned the nose 90 degrees to the right so he's now facing the crowd. Then he panned the nose left and right like he was looking for someone in the crowd. Finally he bowed the nose to say goodbye and lifted away back to flight mode. That was eery to imagine all that firepower in something that can take its time looking for a particular target. That was so long ago, mid to late 70's but I think that was the same year they brought a Vulcan for a fly by with the bomb bay open, low and slow.

[@russcattell955i]

@@charlieross-BRM Regular Vulcan display in England in the 60's was open bomb bay, low n slow and a full power steep climb out. Loud enough to pummel my chest & make grandads false teeth rattle !

[@kevinpierce3458]

Great stories dude 👍🏻

[@roblowrie1969]

Not a plane in the world sounds as great as the Vulcan. Absolutely awesome. 👍🏻

[@qarottamaoshmar965]

Tu 95?

[@roblowrie1969]

@@qarottamaoshmar965 those contra-rotating props sound good, but the Vulcan howl is something to behold. 👍🏻

[@qarottamaoshmar965]

Su 57 whistle tho

[@borntoclimb7116]

Maybe concorde

[@Klown_Show]

You don’t watch a Vulcan air show …. You feel it in your bones

[@127069]

they certainly knew how to make aircraft sinister in the fifties

[@christeale5901]

Sinister she was, something not to get on the wrong side of. And she must have given the wretched Argies the shits when she sorted the runways out on the Falklands.

[@howardchambers9679]

You think that's sinister, go look at the Victor. That's scary

[@PugilistCactus]

Modern jets and bombers don't look very friendly either to be honest.

[@thefreedomguyuk]

@@christeale5901 As a fact, the RWY remained operational, with the damage repaired within 24 hours. They did not really destroy anything.

[@ianbriggs3821]

I was on the end of Waddington runway with my dad and my uncle my uncle had his dog with him and he was half blind he kept jumping up to grab the plane ,they was 80ft above our heads ,never forget that day.🇬🇧

[@Wolf-Nyan]

This feels like it doesn’t actually have enough power, and is instead fueled by pure rage as it screams at the world, scaring it into letting the plane do whatever it wants

[@naajohnnorthcott8267]

I wouldn't have believed it was possible to get poetic about a Vulcan but you managed it. I wish I'd written it.

[@fuzzdmedic]

Not only did she howl like lucifer opening the gates of hell but she climbed like a homesick angel and m rolled inverted as well! Got to love the best of British heavy metal!

[@kevinpierce3458]

fuzzdmedic well put my man

[@DukeOfChirk]

I’ve heard the the Grim Reaper has a tattoo of the Vulcan on his arm.....

[@tacticalginger9623]

Sounded like the T-Rex from Jurassic Park

[@zakiducky]

Props to the camera man! He did a damn good job keeping the lens on target and fairly steady, especially with the zoom level towards the end.

[@adem-Savs]

Standing on a hill in the farmers field outside RAF Leucjhars in the early 80's as the air show was unfolding. The field was at the end on the runway. The Vulcan flew the length of the runway at 500 ft to give the spectators a good view. As it approached the end of the runway it started its vertical climb right above us. The noise and vibrations shook the ground and our lungs. It is one of life's memorable experiences that does not leave you. The sight, sound and visceral feeling of this phenomenon is abstract beyond belief!

[@rockym2931]

When you've got it, you've got it! Good work across the pond.

[@MrBlaxjax]

I remember these planes flying over northern 1970s Germany at about 150 metres. They were loud, kind of suddenly overhead, very large indeed and utterly impressive.

[@Flemmy83]

That howl gives me an eargasm! What an amazing aircraft !!

[@Bertybert666]

This plane was classed as a long range strategic bomber! It flew half way around the world to bomb a small air strip in a small set of islands in the South Atlantic, and carried part of our nuclear deterrent. In addition, It can do a bit of loop de loop if asked.

[@gusthesheltie154]

What a beautiful aircraft

[@goriiiakiiia8165]

Its better to use your eyes and not your ass

[@aloskss]

What the actual fuck

[@taefravis]

What the **** is that meant to mean?@@aloskss

[@aloskss]

God knows, this was 4 years ago. I don't even know how it got 5 likes in the first place@@taefravis

[@mickb474]

The handling of the Vulcan has always made me amazed at how such a big bird can do those moves! Gives me goosebumps every time I hear that howl and see it flying in that way!

[@701CPD]

Never forget seeing the Vulcan for the first time in the James Bond movie "Thunderball" (1965). I thought it was awesome then - still do.

[@The_Invisible_Self]

I remember seeing one as a kid. It did a fly over at an air museum in England that I visited on a school trip. It It was incredible.

[@mrmactknife]

First time I ever saw one, it was low level flying over my house :) The 1980's rocked!

[@tectorama]

One aircraft that could bring a tear to the eye. The aircraft that everyone wanted to see at an airshow. Just imagine, a Vulcan flying with a pair of Lightnings. It would have been unbeatable. Heaven only knows what we would use as a bomber today if there was a need for one. The US seem to keep their aircraft in service much longer than we do in the UK. Just look at the age of the B-52s and F-15s

[@jimgselder]

RAF Leuchars air show in 1969. Two squadrons based there at the time ( I believe 111 was one of them) equipped with EE Lightnings and F4s. I remember the Vulcan making my internal organs vibrate!

[@jimgselder]

Just saw a KC-135 on flightradar24 circling east of Kabul. 62 years old!!

[@KAT-ew9wz]

@Karl with a K apparently over here we're a little more careful with our pilots XD supposedly, anyway.

[@ADAMLFC92]

Terrifying looking plane. Imagine what the looked like in the 80s to the Argentines.

[@poruatokin]

They never saw her or heard her.

[@beyergarret123]

totally agree, but look at the HP Victor head on, truly evil..

[@mustangtel9265]

The Victor is absolutely the most evil looking plane ever. Straight from Hell and utterly wonderful.

[@alarmfannh]

I was a newbie stationed in Italy. One of my first refuels was a Vulcan. The most impressive bird I have ever seen!

[@MrMoorkey]

Somewhere along the lines of "They flew all that way, and missed the runway with everything...LOOK OUT, HERE COMES A SEA HARRIER WITH ONE BOMB!"

[@mickeytaker4255]

Why was that Beauty ever mothballed. I was once fortunate enough to see both a Vulcan and a Concorde flying. What an experience never forgotten ✈️

[@jasenwright1178]

I visited the Seychelles in 1976 for the independence celebrations. A Vulcan flew in and I managed to get a look on board! Amazingly small cabin for such a large aircraft! Great experience!

[@robertbade6813]

Back in 1966 my family was brought to Glenrothes, Scotland from the US for my father's job. We were there for a year. I went to school there. Many groups of three Vulcans sometimes 1 would fly overhead at low altitude. I think there was an air force base in the area. As an American I had never seen anything like them. I was in awe and got weak in the knees every time I was able to see them flyover. Words just can't describe the experience. And the sound of the engines was a sound that came only from the Vulcan. I'm back in the States and was saddened when they were taken out of service. A definite one of a kind!

[@scopex2749]

I used to be an Airframe Tech in the RAF and I never forget one day waiting to cross the runway threshold at the traffic lights at RAF Waddington in a coach. They stopped us as QRA scramble was called. (Quick Reaction Alert) involving no less than FOUR VULCANS taking off simultaneously! So there we were at the end of the runway as SIXTEEN OLYMPUS engines all HOWLED UP and they screamed into the sky. The ground SHOOK but all of us in the coach CHEERED.

[@leofsig1]

Fabulous comment sir, I had a similar experience in Greenlaw near Kelso at my mums cousins caravan park on the river Black Adder, 3 Vulcans at howled over us at 150ft hugging the valley floor, I was stood in the doorway and the caravan nearly came off its legs.... awesome sight and sound I will never forget.

[@taefravis]

I remember the Vulcan fondly from my childhood and I know RAF Waddington quite well as my dad was stationed there for a while and he worked on the Vulcan bomber. It is a truly great amazing piece of British engineering. It is deeply missed.

[@stevegordon2032]

Just the finest aircraft ever built. The looks, the performance and that howl. Unbeatable.

[@raymondclark1785]

They used to practice low level runs in Labrador and the USAF practiced trying to intercept them. They gave the F-102's a run for their money We once got a call from an MCL helicopter that a Vulcan went under him 😀

[@richardgatecliffephotograp7024]

Wow. My heart was in my mouth when he did that rollover!

[@kevinpierce3458]

Richard Gatecliffe Photography and she was a bomber!!!

[@shamteal8614]

One of the most memorable moments of my life, being directly under one as it went vertical. The heat from trust was like being blasted with a flame thrower and the noise was so loud I couldn't hear myself think. Fantastic aircraft for its time and light years ahead of the competition.

[@frankthomas855]

Thank you for this. Im so glad i got to see her perform in person. Its nice to have videos like these to keep the memories alive.

[@markphillips2076]

Seeing that reminds me of flying displays of the 60s. The noise and size of the Vulcan, the EE Lightning standing on its tail on reheat and rattling your chest, happy memories as a kid.

[@bertsmith7013]

I saw the Vulcan many times, and every time was just like the first. Goose bumps. I'm proud to be English when I see what they can produce when needed.

[@gregoryconnor9333]

The British are the greatest warriors and most feared in the world when they have a reason. Problem is nobody has punched them on the nose for a while.

[@bertsmith7013]

@@gregoryconnor9333 so true mate.

[@Daniel-dg8hd]

@@gregoryconnor9333 i dont think people are all that afraid of them lol

[@bertsmith7013]

I couldn't agree with you more.

[@alwynjones2594]

I remember seeing a similar display at RAF ST Athans in South Wales it came in from across the sea and made a vertical climb causing the floor to almost shake , car alarms to go off children shaking in their boots . Never forgotten the best air display i have ever seen . Would never want to be on the receiving end of one of these beasts .

[@andypandytangerine3044]

Absolutely beautiful plane, saw it once at RAF Leuchars in Fife, Scotland. The pilot was moving it around like a rag doll, one of the craziest beautiful sights I’ve ever seen

[@thegreat_I_am]

When l was a child my family used to go to Leuchers air show every year during the 1970’s. The commentator would say ‘Ladies and gentlemen.......the Avro Vulcan’ and it would come over low and slow just like this, before powering into a steep climb. The concrete shook beneath our feet and it seemed that the sound would never end. The Vulcan and the F104 Starfighter were my favourites.

[@tuffty203]

A sound you will never forget once you hear it as a kid. Loved seeing these in the 1970's fly over our house in Castleford heading for Ferrybridge then home.

[@jeffmitchell7071]

I was at Southport that day too. What a display to say 'goodbye'... 😔

[@ayrtonandy6889]

I was there too...just to hear her roar one more final time..very sad she's not up flying where she belongs 😢

[@billcarran]

Saw this plane in NZ in 1959. I was 9 when it flew over my school. Loved it ever since. Saw the Handley Page Victor over my school about the same time. Totally awesome.

[@geofflayton3898]

I saw an RAF Vulcan the same year in New Zealand at the opening of Wellington Airport. It came in low from the south over the sea but the pilot misjudged his height and hit an undercarriage leg on the sloping threshold. Immediate full throttles and he managed to get it off and fly it to the RNZAF base 80 miles away. There were thousands of people at the opening so we were very fortunate he had the skills to get it away safely. Big powerful engines helped too!

[@canadiankrispybacon]

I remember seeing her back in the 80’s as a kid during our local air show...the sound....that and the Voodoo were both gave me a woody when they powered up.

[@krognak]

That silhouette at the beginning...there's something terrifying and otherworldly about it. You think it's a plane, but you can't really make out any livery or features - just a ghost in the sky howling in the distance like a bird of prey. You don't know its next move, but its getting closer...

[@nigelperren2645]

I was fishing near Eastleigh Airport years ago when I heard an unearthly noise!!! Really Really loud, I looked round and saw a massive plane climbing, I didn't know what plane it was, but I later found out it was a Vulcan bomber!! I've heard the howl first hand!! What an honor !!

[@barrycoomer8137]

How much do we all miss her ? Thanks for the memories, but should still be flying. Beautiful

[@expediter99]

Canadian National Exhibition Air Show, Toronto ON, on the shore of Lake Ontario, way back...... The Vulcan was there; The last manoeuvre it did was a demonstration of "how we get away in a hurry" (announcer). The Vulcan had gone north over the city, turned south, passing low over the show grounds again. As it reached the shoreline, the afterburners were lit up. I was in a perfect place to look straight up the pipes. An unbelievable sight, sound, as it went to ""warp speed"" heading up and away! Rule Britannia!

[@flyby08]

I remember when the RAF had a squadron of Vulcan bombers stationed at Offutt AFB in Omaha Nebraska in '79 and early 1980's. I had the pleasure of knowing maintenance and flight crews then. It was quite an experience.

[@boycey7730]

FEKIN AWESOME! Before i retired i was a telecoms cable jointer. One summers day many year's ago i was working on a large cable at the side of the A1 adjacent to RAF Dishforth, bright sunshine turned to shade, as i looked up there she was, the Vulcan....in perfect silhouette blotting out the sun, incredible.

[@tonyhaynes9080]

Ah Dishforth! Spent many a night there night flying in the seventies whilst based at Leeming.

[@ahmadtheaviationlover1937]

I love that sound!

[@vicroby4543]

yeah from about 30secs till about 40secs magnificent noise...

[@gregoryconnor9333]

I love it to.

[@ReedoAce]

Breathtaking engineering. Something that will never happen again.

[@flacousa62]

I saw the Vulcan back in the 70s at Willow Grove Naval Air Station and it was an awesome flight by, the earth tremble under our feet

[@marckhachfe1238]

I will NEVER get tired of that sound

[@necessaryevil3428]

Incredible how a heavy strategic bomber can perform like that..... stunning 😮

[@WildernessofMirrorsN17]

Flew directly over my house at very low level, (i am on top of a hill) on the last ever display flight. I could see every detail on the undercarriage and the noise, incredible, air splitting.

[@FCC46]

The most beautiful airplane. Ever

[@Gazmus]

is the spitfire. (i think your keyboard cut off before you were finished bud :))

[@02hreblue30]

SR-71

[@commanderstraker1082]

Saab J-35 Draken.

[@FCC46]

@@commanderstraker1082 good but not quite

[@craigsmith4084]

Saw one of these flying low over Omaha on its way to Offutt airbase, will never forget, nothing else looks like a Vulcan.

[@Andrew-is7rs]

Kudos and full respect to that cameraman, well done whoever you are 👍

[@patlong988]

Saw the Vulcan at Bournemouth air show several years ago we had our grandson with us and he still remembers it vividly, the rails shook the sea moved and we heard that wonderful roar of her throaty

[@dinointhetube]

You gotta respect a bomber doing that in such style :)

[@campbellcunningham7185]

I was at that airshow - amazing experience standing underneath its flight path that afternoon.

[@lechatel]

i remember during the Falklands War i saw a cartoon referencing the record breaking bombing run the Vulcan did there. It had two Argentine soldiers in a trench while the Vulcan blotted out the sun. One said to the other 'If that is the size of their fighters, how big is their aircraft carrier?!'

[@johndavey72]

Wow! You captured XH 558 at her very best ! What a way to bow out! Thankyou.

[@giggergigger1]

That’s a howl! And props to the pilot, that is talented flying in a 50+ year old airframe

[@kevinparker461]

Once seen never forgot. I was in my teens when i saw one at the Henlow air show in the UK. I remember it standing on its tail & powering into the sky, the ground shook & my young cousin burst into tears, it scared the life out of him! And that howl, i wont ever forget that!

[@nostrilnick]

The Vulcan has to be the most sinister looking and sounding plane of all time

[@stonieda]

StuKa

[@NicholasMonks]

I think it's only rival is the Stuka and the A-10. Vulcans were like pure harbingers of doom.

[@gwenyfred1743]

Might be the beer talking but that is the loveliest thing I’ve seen today

[@chuckg2016]

So smooth for something so big & powerful. That's one top pilot.

[@raysantiago3750]

The first time, I saw the Vulcan and heard those loud engines. It looked like Rodam from those Japanese movies. June 1976 on take-off from SoCal USA 🇺🇸

[@shb8124]

Beautiful big birds and what a noise, fantastic. Have seen them quite a few times and I'm always impressed 🙂

[@KenHarrington32]

This IS the flying machine that most of us go to air shows to see.. She sounds absolutley beautiful and looks even better...........................Bring her back for the crowds.

[@mikewhite4628]

Oh! What beauty………………….Nothing like it again. EVER!!!!!!!

[@michaelwthalman]

That sound is unforgettable, There used to be a squad of them based at Offutt AFB back in the 70s and I would see/hear them very often.

[@syncrosimon]

Great filming, perfect position, awesome aircraft👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@neilmurrell281]

I was driving down a minor road in Co.Durham windows open and heard the Vulcan so I pulled over and jumped out, my other half thought I was losing it when the Vulcan went over us, it was magnificent, totally magical and something I will never forget.

[@harrisnottas9028]

What a beautiful British plane one of the best ever made.

[@gregoryconnor9333]

1,000,000 rivets all doing their job haha.

[@Godscountry2732]

A huge thank you to all the talented British scientists, engineers, etc., who contributed so much to the success of America's Apollo Moon program.

[@percyprune7548]

They employed a lot of Canadians who left Canada after the Avro Arrow was scrapped.

[@Cringepacket]

Beautiful to say the least, seems like an understatement really

[@richardmeftah2569]

I was there, too and what an incredible display. He flew it like he'd nicked it!

[@exorcist1998]

I saw a Vulcan do this at a Biggin Hill airshow during the 80's. I swear I could feel the heat from the exhaust.

[@alisinc0001]

We were lucky to have seen this beautiful aircraft on her last tour round Britain at the Ayr Airshow. What an unforgettable sight and sound, majestic and magical, just wonderful...

[@dariomeciani7486]

Everyone gangsta till the tailgate opens.

[@user-pe8gz7mx6rtank]

Thing of beauty. Classic!!

[@stevegrimmer3208]

The Vulcan and Concorde came from the era where grace and style were just as important as function.

[@codeplaysgames7681]

Imagine seeing this thing and hearing it in 1952. I mean this bomber looks like a fighter and is steady, you can't hear its loud noise until it's close to you, this thing was probably otherworldy for many people. I just learned about this plane a couple of days ago and I just love it.

[@johnmoore1290]

Absolutely one of the most elegant aeroplanes ever.

[@raindancer6111]

Saw the Vulcan over our village on its return flight from a show. It was at a course adjustment point so they done a beautiful wing over pirouette and a howl as they went on their way. She was so graceful, made me think of the question about how many angels can dance on the head of a pin.

[@greetb9330]

When "WE" used to problem solve in house and come up with some incredibly innovative solutions. Vulcan still looks good today, there have been some incredible aircraft designed and built by us.

[@ArielASMR]

XH558. The Beautiful old girl. I so miss seeing her grace our skies and hearing that howl. Ain't quite the same watching on a tablet 😔😭

[@peterrichardson4413]

It's a very sad that children of today will never hear the the mighty Vulcan howling in real life, brings a tear to my eyes when I watch videos of the old girl

[@SMlFFY85]

Because the living with the threat of nuclear annihilation is a good thing.

[@mattwordsworth9825]

@@SMlFFY85 it didn't just carry nuclear bombs you know. The Vulcan is a beautiful aircraft and its iconic howl is something.

[@donjohnson2426]

Can’t believe anyone would give that a thumbs down...Awesome machine.

[@theworldsbonkers]

Magnificent aircraft an era when the United Kingdom had a pair of balls.

[@Hongobogologomo]

They traded balls for islamists

[@ThexMJT]

They still do, but instead its into R&D

[@ThexMJT]

@@Hongobogologomo Run back to Fox news.

[@Nine-Signs]

The UK has been involved in 5 invasions of sovereign nations in the last 20 years and has decided to leave the planets largest economic block in history on a vote that had a majority of 1.7%, further decimating the economic situations of millions of its citizens on top of the greatest collapse of capitalism in its 450-year history, what exactly is it in the balls department you believe them to be lacking? Good sense, competent government, actual opposition, honest media, a working economy for all, those they are all certainly lacking, but balls they have in abundance.

[@pb6899]

Hongo the government are called idiots not islamists

[@jjfromthebigland781]

Growing up on 5Wing Goose Bay I'm lucky that I used to see this type of aircraft in the summer months. The RAF used to train Vulcan crews at the base there. There's even one on static display outside the local airport. It was donated to the community after the Vulcan was retired by the RAF...

[@annettereynolds1995]

I was there that day. She set off all the car alarms. Glorious day.

[@uporoff]

Saw one do display at Woodford many years ago. Did low pass with bomb bay doors open. Goosebumps, enthralling, terrifying weapon of war but pure magic at smae time.

[@MrJmawiseman]

Fantastic footage. Nice one. Great sound too👍🏻

[@sichere]

The first time I saw a Vulcan fly was at RAF Holbeach air gunnery range. It flew in at low level, went up vertically to almost a stall then turned on it's tail and went back the same way it came and repeated the process. It was spectacular that an aircraft of such size could perform in such a way without breaking up, it was very impressive.

[@cryhavoc999]

Ahhhh the sound of freedom

[@trespire]

@cryhavoc999 Indeed. The V-force guaranteed the nuclear peace for a critical time in the Cold War. Much respect to the Engineers and Bomber Command of the RAF V-Force.

[@daviddodgson3178]

Many years ago my wife and I would spend an evening sat on the cliffs at Bempton and Flamborough watching the seabirds. The Vulcan was very much operational and every evening at dusk one would fly gracefully, low and slow like giant moth out over the North Sea on patrol. I swear to this day that once away from land and out of sight the crew would have a "play". You could hear those engines howl then shut down then howl again as they put the aircraft through its paces. Thank God we all remember the howl and not the effectiveness of the bombs it might have dropped.

[@brokenmedic9133]

What a gorgeous plane!! Amazing.

[@malcolmturner9617]

this brings back memories for me.from the late 60,s or early 70,s when i was around 10 yrs old i saw this magnificent aircraft do a near vertical climb at biggin hill airshow. jeez that thing shook the ground and was deafening...so sad but all great things have to come to an end.

[@eo2077]

I know nothing about aviation but that manoeuvre looks damn impressive.

[@SJSpode114]

Saw / heard / felt a four Vulcan scramble at the 1981 RAF Finningley Air Show - seriously impressive!!!!!!

[@roscoe9507]

A great salute to the V bombers, all that time and money and effort to get her in the air again just to ground her again, a real life shame!!!!!!!!!!!

[@stephengrimes257]

Ross White . I live 10 minutes from where she is displayed at RAF Waddington. The hairs on the back of my neck stand up every time I drive past.

[@stevebroughton4787]

The one displayed near the road at Waddington, isn't XH558. The one at Waddo is that actual bomber that attacked the runway at Port Stanley during the Falklands conflict.

[@guitarguy5475]

Lived in Goose Bay Labrador in the early 70's. We would ride our bikes to the runway and watch the Vulcans fly in for refueling, what a fantastic machine.