The VC-10 that flew into Teesside 10 or so years ago was incredibly loud.Seen Vulcans several times over the years. Was lucky enough to catch the last flight doing IIRC two circuits of Teesside Airport from the A66 bypass near Darlo, you could actually hear it clearly from there!
Only thing I've seen/heard that was noisier was Concord.
My uncle was in the RAF for many years as an engineer, most of his time spent in Lossiemouth before leaving and joining BAE over in Riyadh for a few years.Saw it fly many times as a kid and still remember the crackle of the Olympus engines. Some of my colleagues used to work on them. Considering what I do for work I’m not much of a spotter but the Vulcan is one of my favourite aircraft of all time. There’s one on display at Duxford which you can walk right underneath. Also saw the B52 and B1B fly at Mildenhall, can’t be many other bombers flying now we are in the era of missiles and drones.
My uncle was in the RAF for many years as an engineer, most of his time spent in Lossiemouth before leaving and joining BAE over in Riyadh for a few years.