Sunday, September 20, 2009

Wingtip to wingtip, two legendary warriors of the air reach for the sky

Daily Mail

They are two of Britain’s most iconic aircraft – but they have rarely taken to the skies together.

The world’s last flying Vulcan, our most potent nuclear deterrent during the Cold War, dwarfed the Mk XIX Spitfire during a flypast.

To the delight of onlookers, the aircraft flew in tight formation over Bass Rock, an island in the Firth of Forth in the east of Scotland, after an air show at RAF Leuchars last weekend.

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