Did you ever know that you're my hero ?
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ventaWhy is it that some vehicles - usually the strange, or ugly ones - can occasionally inspire great affection ? The Routemaster, the Morris Minor, the Mini Cooper, the Gresley A4 Pacific[*]...
I am, in general, completely indifferent to aircraft. Sure, they're useful and all that, but they're functional beasts not likely to be loved for themselves.
Except... except for one, which I took to at a very early age. A friend of my parents flew one, and it was the only silhouette I could ever reliably recognise in the sky. I was sad the day they were decommissioned, and delighted to hear a few years ago that there was a project on to restore one.
Go, go, XH558!
[*] That's a steam loco, of which the most famous example is Mallard.
I am, in general, completely indifferent to aircraft. Sure, they're useful and all that, but they're functional beasts not likely to be loved for themselves.
Except... except for one, which I took to at a very early age. A friend of my parents flew one, and it was the only silhouette I could ever reliably recognise in the sky. I was sad the day they were decommissioned, and delighted to hear a few years ago that there was a project on to restore one.
Go, go, XH558!
[*] That's a steam loco, of which the most famous example is Mallard.
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When I read that I thought you meant as private transport. Then I saw the video and thought "WTF?! They had their own Vulcan?!".
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Date: 2008-04-16 01:04 pm (UTC)However, at age 3-ish, I'm not sure I comprehended that, and habitually waved and called hello to him whenever a Vulcan went over our house.