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The Nimrod has landed
Posted: 29 Jul 2011, 18:38
by Garry Russell
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
Re: The Nimrod has landed
Posted: 29 Jul 2011, 19:34
by DaveB
That's it then.. the end of the Comet and all it's derivatives
Tks GR
ATB
DaveB

Re: The Nimrod has landed
Posted: 30 Jul 2011, 01:30
by Chris558
Indeed...

But all is not lost - you can still catch one doing fast taxis at Bruntingthorpe.
Re: The Nimrod has landed
Posted: 30 Jul 2011, 07:15
by Paul K
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 !

Re: The Nimrod has landed
Posted: 30 Jul 2011, 08:14
by Garry Russell
Re: The Nimrod has landed
Posted: 30 Jul 2011, 10:25
by austerdriver
Is that because of XM715 made an unexpected flight?
Re: The Nimrod has landed
Posted: 30 Jul 2011, 10:32
by Garry Russell
Re: The Nimrod has landed
Posted: 31 Jul 2011, 20:36
by Chris558
austerdriver wrote:
Is that because of XM715 made an unexpected flight?
Cough-cough! I don't know what you're talking about.
Cough-cough!