It was a 120-second sight of a Cold War legend making its final flight in our region, which thousands of people turned out for.

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East Anglia waved goodbye to the Vulcan bomber on Sunday, which flew over both Norwich Airport and RAF Marham as part of its farewell tour.

People gathered on hilltops, fields and at the side of the roads, and waited as long as five hours to catch a glimpse of the historic plane.

The bomber, which is run by volunteers, is due to be permanently grounded at the end of the year, as they say it is becoming too old to keep flying.

There were concerns that the scheduled poor weather would call off the flight. But despite the rain, it was not enough to deter the Vulcan XH558, which thundered over Norwich International airport at 2.50pm.

Despite final confirmation of the Vulcan overcoming the weather only coming at noon, people started queueing outside the Norwich Aviation Museum at 9.30am. The museum had made contingency plans to deal with the expected increase in attendance, opening its doors two hours early at 10am.

One of the keen watchers was Jenny Mann, of Watton, the widow of a former Norwich-born Vulcan pilot, John Mann.

Two years ago, Mrs Mann helped install a plaque in memory of her husband in the last flying Vulcan.

She said: 'The flyover was extremely emotional as John always spoke fondly of the Vulcan and it was a huge part of his life.

'So while he might not be here today, in spirit he was flying there with it on the last trip over his home city, Norwich.'

The aircraft flew over Norwich airport twice before arriving in Marham at 3pm.

As the Vulcan roared through the sky, its presence was met with clicks of cameras and cheers from the crowd.

And after its departure, there was heavy traffic coming from the airport, with delays of up to an hour on the

A140.

At Norwich, Richard Craig, 64, of Aylsham Road, said: 'It was always an aircraft I was fascinated with and it is sad that it has to go.'

Lilly Rose-Martin, 21, of Drayton Road, Norwich, said: 'My dad took me here today and I got to go inside of the Vulcan at the Norwich Aviation Museum, which was very cool, before seeing the real one fly over.

'He was really worried about the rain, so was very glad that it held off.'

The aim of the Vulcan to the Sky tour is to fly over every complete Vulcan, Victor and Valiant in the UK, and also to fly over bases including Marham, where the aircraft were stationed.

The Vulcan will make its last flyover in September before retirement.