On 08 Jun 2014, Harry Bloomfield
grunted:

ARW expressed precisely :
Today I was working at Finningley the home of this

http://www.vulcantothesky.org/

Just after 3pm it it went into the sky.

The first thing you notice is the noise. It makes more noise just
taxiing down the runway than a commercial jet makes on lift off!

It then flew towards the house (the floor vibrated) and blew the
fumes from it's exhaust into the house as it made it's turn. It smelt
like a an old petrol engine with a manual choke that was too far out.

Awesome - but totally OT.

Whilst working there, I witnessed the entire fleet take off, now thats
a noise you would never forget.

ITYF they called it a 'squadron' , but God yes. When I was a kid, in the
late 60s me and my Dad were regulars at the annual RAF Finningley air
display, and one of the highlights was the 'Vulcan scramble', when they'd
all take off as if there'd been a 4-minute warning of nuclear attack.
Unbelievable noise; smoke everywhere and the ground shaking beneath your
feet.


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David