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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Fuzzball79" data-source="post: 69964" data-attributes="member: 3190">Sounds like you had a great time, shame you didn't win the ride lol.Never a good idea to bid in a silent auction when you're half cut lol. I once put a bid in for the "Tornado Experience" at Lossiemouth at a Military Ball. Luckily I didn't win neither, it went for over £500, IIRC, and didn't even involve a ride in the plane <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown    :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" />. I've only ever seen the Vulcan twice. The last time was at the Scottish Air Show in Ayr for her farewell flight. Everyone was chatting away, but when the Vulcan approached from over the cliffs it just went very quiet, bar the engine noise and the occasional commentary. Quite emotional. She even had everybody worried for a while, because after her display she kept circling over Prestwick Airport for ages with a Spitfire accompanying her and the next display was delayed. Turned out she couldn't land due to the nose wheels not extending properly. They eventually sorted it and landed safely.<img src="http://i.imgur.com/eTiyj4P.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://i.imgur.com/gFn9eyC.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></blockquote>