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08-30-14, 06:35 AM
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Plenty more but the weather was less than kind...I'll pick some more out asap.
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08-31-14, 07:01 AM
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On arrival we headed straight for the queue to get on her, that's Chris (the Gollum lookalike
 ) to the right of the tail which shows just how close we were for an early viewing. Media and veterans were allowed/helped on first.  We were next in line when the Canadian volunteer mechanic announced no public were allowed and a guy accompanying his two kids argued that the show advertising material stipulated there were public access arrangements. He made a call and later replied that public would be allowed to board after VeRA had flown so Chris and I left the queue to what I suspect was the curiosity of some of the three to four hundred behind us who weren't aware of the situation. This one is in honour of u_crank who asked me to give VeRA a 'pat' for his late father who served as ground crew in the squadron. Quote:
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08-31-14, 01:19 PM
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 Excellent photos, keep em coming. 
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09-01-14, 04:48 AM
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Most welcome Sir and more will be forthcoming shortly
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09-01-14, 09:05 AM
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09-01-14, 11:59 AM
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09-01-14, 12:34 PM
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09-01-14, 06:29 PM
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Much better
 Great shots mate.
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09-02-14, 06:15 AM
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Danke
 Other visitors on the day included the Great North Air Ambulance, the Northumbria Police helicopter, a Cobham electronic warfare Falcon and a Hawk from 100 Sqn...     
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09-02-14, 06:18 AM
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09-02-14, 06:22 AM
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09-02-14, 02:36 PM
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Enjoyed those so much. Thanks.
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09-03-14, 04:55 AM
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Not finished...she hasn't flown yet
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09-03-14, 09:48 AM
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Last couple of shots before the sun buggered off...you can see the flight crew at bottom right.
  The forecasted bad weather was now on the horizon and the pilot of the 100 Squadron Hawk was heard talking to RAF Scampton, he booked a landing slot and an afternoon tea in the base officers mess....carried out his own pre-flight checks and was soon gone.   Typically, just as the first raindrops appeared from a dark cloudy overcast sky VeRA was pushed out toward the runway to perform a few circuits.     
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09-03-14, 04:32 PM
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Nice!
I saw the Lanc in the Canadian Air museum in Ottawa a few years back, beautiful plane, always one of my favorites. For a heavy bomber, it actually looks smaller when you see one in RL.
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