XH558 to be Retired.

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Nigel H-J
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XH558 to be Retired.

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XH558 is to be retired at the end of this season.


http://www.vulcantothesky.org/news/665/ ... eason.html

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Re: XH558 to be Retired.

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Very sad, but they've done an incredible job in keeping her in the air this long. I just wish they could keep her in ground running condition, at Bruntingthorpe maybe. It would be a waste for her to become another static Vulcan exhibit - we have plenty of those as it is.
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