Over the hills and far away

摘要

"It's really just about doingsomething 1 love, and it becomes particularly memorable when people tell you how positive the crowd's reaction has been."Flying the sole airworthy Avro Vulcan, an aircraft that seems to unite avid and casual enthusiasts alike, gives display pilots Martin Withers and Kev Rumens a unique and enviable perspective.Martin has the distinction of also having flown the type operationally, taking part in the first of the Falklands black buck sorties against the Argentine occupied Port Stanley airfield. For his part in the 1982 operation he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, and the aircraft he captained that day, XM607, survives in static condition at Waddington, Lincs.