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by virginking
Sun 03 Jul 2011, 4:13 pm
Forum: Other UK Airshows and Events
Topic: Waddington 2011... Thoughts and comments
Replies: 103
Views: 45117

Re: Waddington 2011... Thoughts and comments

As a relative local - Carlton Scroop near Grantham - I long since got fed up with the annual traffic queues to reach or leave the base and now confine myself to actually entering better organised events like Duxford or Shuttleworth. Finningley was never this bad. Still, turned out on Friday for arri...
by virginking
Sun 11 Jul 2010, 11:43 am
Forum: IWM Duxford Events
Topic: Duxford via Public Transport
Replies: 11
Views: 4139

Re: Duxford via Public Transport

Well the train worked for me to yesterdays great show. 25" walk to the museum entrance, passing a long queue of static traffic on the Newmarket road - which I guess would take 1 hour to cover the same distance. Surprised how few were doing this - no one else on the 10.00 arrival from Cambridge ...
by virginking
Sun 04 Jul 2010, 10:48 am
Forum: IWM Duxford Events
Topic: Duxford via Public Transport
Replies: 11
Views: 4139

Duxford via Public Transport

Thinking of avoiding the parking hassle by taking train to Cambridge and using the service bus to Duxford. . Any thoughts on this as a practical option?
by virginking
Fri 02 Jul 2010, 10:33 pm
Forum: Other UK Airshows and Events
Topic: Waddington 2010
Replies: 865
Views: 138242

Re: Waddington 2010

Yes it is but its not staying. Intention is to depart RAF Brize Norton on both Saturday and Sunday 3rd and 4th July , flying to RAF Waddington to display then returning to Brize. XH558 will not be landing at Waddington. Thanks for that Larry. I may just make the effort to brave the inevitable 'yell...
by virginking
Fri 02 Jul 2010, 8:23 pm
Forum: Other UK Airshows and Events
Topic: Waddington 2010
Replies: 865
Views: 138242

Re: Waddington 2010

Is the Vulcan flying on Sunday also? If so presumably from an overnight at Wadd?