Much to my own disappointment, I was situated in a position where I didn't hear the howl, but fortunately many caught it on video - this being one of them from my friend, who was situated in the Business Park field right by the end of the runway.
A great howl!
Monday, 7 September 2009
Sunday, 6 September 2009
Cosby bombed & Broughton delighted!
It was another great day for the Vulcan yesterday as it treated two different air displays to completely different shows of it's fantastic-ness, is that a word? probably not, but I have just added it to the Dictionary if it's not already in there!
Cosby were left bombed out after the Delta Lady had full pyros going off during a simulated bombing run, whilst at Broughton, it gave us all a treat with a different kind of display due to the restrictions in force at the airfield.
The restriction being that factories were on both sides of the runway, it was not able to do the usual bomb bay doors open routine, but instead we were treated to a display which included a wheels down, ready to land sequence, only then to pull up and rip into the sky on the final pass.
On it's other fly bys, a few powerful climbs were the order of the day, and ensured plenty of thunder was in the air surrounding Broughton & Hawarden!
Even the crowd at Chester City FC started clapping when the Vulcan made it's turn close to the ground, see it gets everyone involved!
Everyone at the Airbus celebration was delighted to see 558 rip through the skies in her usual brilliant way, and the excitement was there for all to see as the Vulcan To The Sky tent became very very busy after the tin triangle had departed!
Overall a great display then, and next up for the Vulcan, is a trip to RAF Leuchars for the Scotland Airshow, departing on the 11th, displaying on the 12th.
Cosby were left bombed out after the Delta Lady had full pyros going off during a simulated bombing run, whilst at Broughton, it gave us all a treat with a different kind of display due to the restrictions in force at the airfield.
The restriction being that factories were on both sides of the runway, it was not able to do the usual bomb bay doors open routine, but instead we were treated to a display which included a wheels down, ready to land sequence, only then to pull up and rip into the sky on the final pass.
On it's other fly bys, a few powerful climbs were the order of the day, and ensured plenty of thunder was in the air surrounding Broughton & Hawarden!
Even the crowd at Chester City FC started clapping when the Vulcan made it's turn close to the ground, see it gets everyone involved!
Everyone at the Airbus celebration was delighted to see 558 rip through the skies in her usual brilliant way, and the excitement was there for all to see as the Vulcan To The Sky tent became very very busy after the tin triangle had departed!
Overall a great display then, and next up for the Vulcan, is a trip to RAF Leuchars for the Scotland Airshow, departing on the 11th, displaying on the 12th.
Saturday, 5 September 2009
The day has arrived!
Today, Airbus Broughton celebrates its 40th year, and to celebrate they are having a Family day, with tours of the plant in the morning & lunchtime.
The real action though starts at 1pm when the three hour flying display takes off, if you'll forgive the pun there!
The flying display has not yet been released, but is expected to contain a Spitfire, Team Guinot, BBMF, Vampire, Venom, Red Arrows (flypast), Beluga, A380 (flypast), and the Vulcan bomber of course!
The skies are currently okay over Broughton, with high cloud, and partially blue sky, and the BBC forecast has changed yet again, and shows Sunny Intervals, exactly what we want to see!
The Vulcan is expected at Broughton at 3.20pm today, and that follows another display at Cosby, where a special display will be seen today, as they are going to simulate a bombing run, with full pyros on the ground, so they will certainly be in for a treat there!
The forecast for Cosby is just as good with maybe a bit more cloud, but it's certainly forecast to be dry, so all is ready for a great day for Vulcan fans, providing all is well with 558 herself of course!
So, fingers crossed once more as we await to see the Vulcan for the first time in 20 years over Chester!
The real action though starts at 1pm when the three hour flying display takes off, if you'll forgive the pun there!
The flying display has not yet been released, but is expected to contain a Spitfire, Team Guinot, BBMF, Vampire, Venom, Red Arrows (flypast), Beluga, A380 (flypast), and the Vulcan bomber of course!
The skies are currently okay over Broughton, with high cloud, and partially blue sky, and the BBC forecast has changed yet again, and shows Sunny Intervals, exactly what we want to see!
The Vulcan is expected at Broughton at 3.20pm today, and that follows another display at Cosby, where a special display will be seen today, as they are going to simulate a bombing run, with full pyros on the ground, so they will certainly be in for a treat there!
The forecast for Cosby is just as good with maybe a bit more cloud, but it's certainly forecast to be dry, so all is ready for a great day for Vulcan fans, providing all is well with 558 herself of course!
So, fingers crossed once more as we await to see the Vulcan for the first time in 20 years over Chester!
Friday, 4 September 2009
The excitement builds for Broughton visit
With only one more day to go before the visit of the Vulcan to Broughton, near Hawarden, the area is getting more excited as the days go on, and now just over 24 hours to go until the day the Vulcan (hopefully) flies back over the City of Chester once again.
The Families Day at Broughton takes place tomorrow up here in Sunny Chester, but will it be sunny tomorrow, well despite it saying that all week for Saturday on the weather forecasts, guess what, it's changed again!
Now the Beeb are saying that it will be Light Rain, although their 24 hour slide show doesn't give any clues as to what will happen between 1-4pm tomorrow. MetCheck shows just cloud, whereas the MetOffice shows rainclouds but the chances of rain likely later in the afternoon, let's hope that means after 4pm!
So, the wait is nearly over, Cosby will be also looking forward to a special display too, as they are having pyro going on there, when the Vulcan does it's first pass there, it will be simulating a bombing run, should be some great footage from that!
The Families Day at Broughton takes place tomorrow up here in Sunny Chester, but will it be sunny tomorrow, well despite it saying that all week for Saturday on the weather forecasts, guess what, it's changed again!
Now the Beeb are saying that it will be Light Rain, although their 24 hour slide show doesn't give any clues as to what will happen between 1-4pm tomorrow. MetCheck shows just cloud, whereas the MetOffice shows rainclouds but the chances of rain likely later in the afternoon, let's hope that means after 4pm!
So, the wait is nearly over, Cosby will be also looking forward to a special display too, as they are having pyro going on there, when the Vulcan does it's first pass there, it will be simulating a bombing run, should be some great footage from that!
Thursday, 3 September 2009
2 Days to Go!
Just another couple of days to go before the Vulcan (hopefully) revisits the skies of Chester, as the irbus 40th celebrations gear up for the visit of 558, along with other iconic aircraft, including the new Airbus A380.
The timings have been released for Saturday as far as the Vulcan is concerned:
2.45pm - Cosby Victory Show, Leics
3.20pm - Hawarden (Airbus Broughton)
A check of the weather forecasts show it promising for Saturday, with sunny intervals showing on the Beeb, and MetCheck, with Met Office showing it as cloudy - that'll do, just keep the rain away, it's been raining all week here in Chester, so hopefully it will have rained itself out by the time Saturday arrives!
The excitement up here continues to build!
The timings have been released for Saturday as far as the Vulcan is concerned:
2.45pm - Cosby Victory Show, Leics
3.20pm - Hawarden (Airbus Broughton)
A check of the weather forecasts show it promising for Saturday, with sunny intervals showing on the Beeb, and MetCheck, with Met Office showing it as cloudy - that'll do, just keep the rain away, it's been raining all week here in Chester, so hopefully it will have rained itself out by the time Saturday arrives!
The excitement up here continues to build!
Wednesday, 2 September 2009
3 days to go!
Well another day closer to the "private event" that all Vulcan fans in and around the Chester area are looking forward to, and the latest weather checks again show mixed forecasts!
Why can't they ever agree on what it's going to do???
Looking at the BBC weather for Chester, on Saturday, it shows Cloudy with sunny intervals, now that's great, I'll settle for that, however, MetCheck shows that it will be light rain during the afternoon, the complete opposite to what it was telling us yesterday!
Moving over to the MetOffice, and we are in between cloud/sun & rain, so again, how frustrating!!
I guess we'll just have to keep everything crossed!
Meanwhile, here's another great video of the Vulcan, this time landing at RAF Waddington!
Why can't they ever agree on what it's going to do???
Looking at the BBC weather for Chester, on Saturday, it shows Cloudy with sunny intervals, now that's great, I'll settle for that, however, MetCheck shows that it will be light rain during the afternoon, the complete opposite to what it was telling us yesterday!
Moving over to the MetOffice, and we are in between cloud/sun & rain, so again, how frustrating!!
I guess we'll just have to keep everything crossed!
Meanwhile, here's another great video of the Vulcan, this time landing at RAF Waddington!
Tuesday, 1 September 2009
A Day Closer!
Well, there are just 4 days to now, as the countdown to Airbus' 40th anniversary takes place, and the area is just willing the clouds away as they await to see the Vulcan Bomber.
The Vulcan is set to attend a "private event" believed to be the Airbus celebration at Hawarden, but all eyes are on the weather forecasts, which at present show rain each day of the week, with Saturday showing as 'light rain', but other forecast sites show that 1-4pm is set to be fair weather with sunshine, but what do the weathermen know hey???
Anyway, all things are crossed for the Vulcan's appearance over Chester once again, the first time in 20 years!
Other items rumoured to be at the Families Day, are the Vampire, Venom, Yaks, and a fly through from the new Airbus A380.
There is also the possibility that the Beluga may be part of proceedings too.
The Vulcan is set to attend a "private event" believed to be the Airbus celebration at Hawarden, but all eyes are on the weather forecasts, which at present show rain each day of the week, with Saturday showing as 'light rain', but other forecast sites show that 1-4pm is set to be fair weather with sunshine, but what do the weathermen know hey???
Anyway, all things are crossed for the Vulcan's appearance over Chester once again, the first time in 20 years!
Other items rumoured to be at the Families Day, are the Vampire, Venom, Yaks, and a fly through from the new Airbus A380.
There is also the possibility that the Beluga may be part of proceedings too.
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