The Nimrod has landed

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The Nimrod has landed

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A week of so back we were wondering with the delivery to East Midlands if there was another Nimrod still to make one last flight *-)

Well.......it's happened :((


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gl ... e-14341855
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That's it then.. the end of the Comet and all it's derivatives :(

Tks GR ;)

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Indeed... :( But all is not lost - you can still catch one doing fast taxis at Bruntingthorpe.
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Chris558 wrote:Indeed... :( But all is not lost - you can still catch one doing fast taxis at Bruntingthorpe.
In that case, we could yet see one fly again ! :lol:

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Indeed :agree: :lol: :shhh: :worried: :-#
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Garry Russell wrote:Indeed :agree: :lol: :shhh: :worried: :-#
Is that because of XM715 made an unexpected flight?

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:shhh: .....I don't think anyone noticed :worried: :-#
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austerdriver wrote:
Is that because of XM715 made an unexpected flight?
Cough-cough! I don't know what you're talking about. Cough-cough!
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