Vulcan XH558: The Last Flight

Final Flight of the Vulcan at Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield. A stunning display!

[johnjordan]

The end of another era. A tribute to what this country used to be....GREAT.

[stuartw]

Farewell Old Lady....You have done the country proud with every display you have done and brought alot of happy memories to alot of people me included.We shall all dream that one day you will fly again but for now enjoy your retirement and we shall see you again.

[ericverdon-roe]

I was born on the day the Vulcan first flew. So tomorrow will be the first day of my life with it capable of flying. I will feel a little older but I will remain immensely proud of XH558 which has undoubtedly become the country's favourite aeroplane. My grandfather A. V. Roe, founder of the Vulcan's maker Avro, would be equally proud and would want to thank the Vulcan to the Sky team for their magnificent efforts in keeping XH558 flying for the last 17 years. Many thanks, Eric Alliott Verdon-Roe

[chriswelford]

That's the saddest I ever felt watching a plane land! I used to watch a Vulcan display as a kid with my dad, back in the 70s. He died in '78 and watching that final landing brought it all back. It's double grief.

[Rafman]

Excellent old dear, now rest in a hanger gathering dust as we who worked on you talk of the old days, the squadrons, the jet jockeys and the ground crew, those who kept you on top form 'Just in Case'. Thanks again for the protection you offered all of us. An old Armourer.

[juliehalliday]

not ashamed to say I cried all the way through this.Goodbye old girl you have done us proud x

[LightningT]

A wonderful final swansong for this remarkable old lady.  To all the people that made her extended life possible my sincere thanks.  The silver lining is that all those fantastic displays over the years are recorded forever.

[charlesbright]

Heart breaking. I saw her three times in the past year, thank you to all concerned for keeping her flying. Perhaps there should be some awards in the New Year's Honours List.

[coldwarjet]

You know, for the past two days I've been in very real mourning. Since the last flight happened, it really is as if someone has died - a real sense of sadness and loss. I think it's because she represented something of beauty and power that you so rarely get, well perhaps not ever again like this. She also represented something great about the United Kingdom that is and has slipped away and may be hard to recapture. Both of those things are now gone, but not forgotten. At least we have beautiful footage to remember her by, great memories and perhaps just a little hope that something like this (anther Vulcan? Concorde?) will happen again.

And a big thank you to TVOC for making 8 fantastic years possible.

[thunderbolt]

Impressive iconic bird. Powerful too. Long live the Vulcan.

[MrTuftynut]

What an incredibly emotional video and commentary, I guess that might be Dr. Robert Pleming himself narrating her final flight ? I was lucky enough to see her fly one last time in August at Shoreham Airshow, when she made a solemn pass over the runway, as a tribute to the Hawker Hunter tragedy earlier that day.
A complete legend from a time when Britain still was really 'Great Britain' and a fitting tribute to a wonderful design by Avro.

[Uktoolreviews]

The Vulcan was always the star of the show, such an amazing piece of kit (and of course British history!) She will be missed!

[jacquimeads]

The greatest loss ever in the field of aviation !!! Her contribution immeasurable, her presence
unforgettable our gratitude eternal.
Thank you Martin for giving so many, many happy memories & bringing her home safely once again. Kind Regards Little Miss Vulcans Daughter & Family x

[johneland]

I watched this with tears in my eyes, the end of an era but I guess we all knew it was coming in the end and like many others, wish it could have gone on, I can only thank the Vulcan to the sky team and the pilots for giving us eight years more of this iconic aircraft and wish them well with there new venture and it's like they said, don't cry that it's over, but smile that it happened, even if it's through the tears.

[lynnoldfield]

Unfortunately missed this live feed due to the You Tube crash but caught up with it afterwards n couldn't stop crying. Grew up with the mighty Vulcan n have always loved her n luckily saw her fly 4 times this year n have My My NEVER seen a more magnificent aircraft in flight n there'll NEVER be the likes of her again. My heart is utterly broken but am only one amongst SO many who feel the same. Haven't cried this much in years! :(

[JackerNo]

Superb! Ok so the Vulcan may be grounded but will it ever be forgotten? Never in a million years. Thanks to everyone involved in keeping XH558 where she belonged.Those final farewell tours were a great idea, I was so pleased to see her fly by at Cosford. Some things are worth waiting for and that flypast albeit very brief, was one of those occasions.
Once again, Thank you from myself and Vulcan (The cat) :)

[AngryVikingBiker]

Don't Cry Because It's Over... Smile Because It Happened... Damn that hit me hard because the Vulcan will always be my favourite plane of all time, and the fact she is grounded and will never fly again just breaks my damn heart! 😢💔

[bluelagoon]

I just want to cry. What a beautiful machine. I have my name under the wing. Witnessed a low level fly-pasts during a games lesson at school in Rugby 1976. Awesome.

[samwhite]

You can't replace a plane like this. Next years air shows will not be the same. Thanks to all her team for bringing such joy. And I smiled when she went round again but now I am really sad 😢 and will miss her terribly.

[sylviabatcock]

Beautiful beautiful plane. We will never see her like again. So privileged that I was able to see her again at Bournemouth air show again this year. The videos made me cry at the thought that she will never fly again and my two small grand children will never have the wonderful experience of seeing her fly. Thank you for this wonderful plane.