Great to finally see this Lady flying again in person after so long. I can't believe that every time she took to the sky over the weekend at RIAT 2009 the sun went in. This quite literally is the only shot I managed to get with her lit with a little sun!
Unique formation at the 2009 Volkel airshow. RAF Vulcan (XH558) is leading the formation, followed by the Dutch AF Hawker Hunter F.6 (N-294) and Dutch AF F-16AM (J-015).
After years of restoration, this Vulcan is airworthy again. For the first time at an airshow outside the UK, here at the 2009 Volkel airshow. What an impressive piece of engineering!
Absolutely unique formation shown at Volkel open day 2009. Vulcan, dutch demo F16 (J-015) and Hunter (N-294) on same picture. Thanks to dutch airforce for this great event! (Canon EOS 30D / EF 100-400)
Dark clouds have been shadowing the Vulcan project during the past years. Fortunately she is still flying! Here seen in the approach for the display authorisation at Waddington.