| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | G-VLCN |
| Alternate Serial: | XH558 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Avro 698 Vulcan |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Avro 698 Vulcan |
| Aircraft Version: | Avro 698 Vulcan B.2 |
| C/n (msn): | SET12 |
| Display Paint: | UK - Air Force |
| Aircraft Name: | The Spirit of Great Britain |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | FairfordMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGVA IATA: FFD Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 7 July 2012 |
| Photo by: | Alastair T. Gardiner |
| Photo ID: | 62764 |
| Photo Comment |
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FFD has a very long runway and it is expensive to deploy the braking chute, therefore, XH558 can safely use only her airbrakes to slow down before vacating rw09 at the end. RIAT 2012 had a high quality flying display this year but 'the Spirit of Great Britain' was still one of the highlights. This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 21 May 2018, and has since been viewed 150 times. |