Nimrod R1 XV249 leaves RAF Waddington - 29 July 2011

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Nimrod R1 XV249 leaves RAF Waddington - 29 July 2011

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NIMROD-XV249-1 by llihmot, on Flickr

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NIMROD-XV249-2 by llihmot, on Flickr

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NIMROD-XV249-3 by llihmot, on Flickr

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NIMROD-XV249-4 by llihmot, on Flickr

Thanks for looking.

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Re: Nimrod R1 XV249 leaves RAF Waddington - 29 July 2011

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A set of fine images , but what a sad event they serve to record - thanks for sharing Tom

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Re: Nimrod R1 XV249 leaves RAF Waddington - 29 July 2011

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Looks like you had more sunshine than we had at the other end. Usual grim weather for a retirement!

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Doubly ironical that this day marks the Nimrod last flight, in that figures published the same day, record BAE `s first 6 month figures are "boosted" by £125million from the MoD for Nimrod and Harrier contract termination and R.R. similarly boosted by a mere £60million from the MoD for the same termination.

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Thanks for these TJ - a sad day for us all. I remember sitting in class at Elgin Academy on the day the first Nimrod arrived at Kinloss. Saw her clearly on approach in between Elgin and Lossie :sad:

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