It would have been the mid '90s.
Yes, they were running Days of Thunder* where the Vulcan would belt up and down the runway.
*I think that’s what they were called.
Hmm …NASCAR ?.. 
Cold war jets open day …I took my son there … absolutely brilliant day …I’ve never been so close to a lightning on full take off power with reheat coming on …what an experience. Also Victor plus others. Sadly no longer have these “taxi” days.
A quick Google search later, and the open days were called ‘Big Thunder’.
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Utterly bonkers; look forward to seeing the final piece:
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They have no chance of that. The ministry of planes would never grant a license for even one flight. I believe the engines are being removed as part of the move of the airframe to Manston.
Fascinating. New one to me - poundshop Connie.
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Lots of very lucky people, truck driver and aircraft crew and passengers. Moment United Airlines flight strikes vehicle during landing - BBC News
Given my uncle was on BA flight 38, this is slightly worrying.
I got the impression there wasn’t a shortage of fuel as suppliers and airports store enough for months and as it’s purchased months in advance the costs shouldn’t be increasing until later in the year.
Friends had a flight in a Hurricane and a T6 today.
This featured a flypast of the village.
This is the best that I could capture…
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“We have a small problem. All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them going again. I trust you are not in too much distress.”
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He featured on QI
Didn’t manage to get any pics,but sat on a church bench high up watching gliders catapulted out then landing. Could have watched them all day.
Must be great on a clear hot day.
Think @murrayjohnson went up in one not long ago.
I did, a great experience and learned alot about ‘the wave’, a meteorological phenomena along the edge of the elevated moor which lets the gliders stay up pretty much as long as they like.
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