翼端 to 翼端, two 伝説の 軍人s of the 空気／公表する reach for the sky

By MAIL ON SUNDAY REPORTER
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They are two of Britain’s most iconic 航空機 ? but they have rarely taken to the skies together.

The world’s last 飛行機で行くing Vulcan, our most potent 核の deterrent during the 冷淡な War, dwarfed the Mk XIX Spitfire during a flypast.

To the delight of onlookers, the 航空機 flew i n tight 形式 over Bass 激しく揺する, an island in the Firth of 前へ／外へ in the east of Scotland, after an 空気／公表する show at RAF Leuchars last 週末.

大きくする ? The Avro Vulcan and Rolls Royce Spitfire in formation over Bass Rock

飛行機で行くing high: The Vulcan, 最高の，を越す, and the Mk XIX Spitfire on their flypast over Bass 激しく揺する

Vulcan XH558 was の近くに to 存在 grounded for ever this year until an 11th-hour Mail on Sunday （選挙などの）運動をする helped to raise £500,000 in just five days keep it 飛行機で行くing.

The V-爆撃機 was built in 1960 and flew for the first time in 15 years in 2007 after a £7million 復古／返還 事業／計画（する）.

But the money needed to 持続する it had nearly run 乾燥した，日照りの before the Vulcan to the Sky 信用 開始する，打ち上げるd its fundraising （選挙などの）運動をする in March.

The 信用 is 勧めるing readers to keep 寄付s rolling in.

At 645mph, the Vulcan easily はるかに引き離すs the Spitfire, which last flew operationally during the Second World War at a 最高の，を越す 速度(を上げる） of 460mph.

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