Historical

As XH558’s 50th anniversary year approached, funding was an issue once more. During 2009, the Vulcan had flown for so...

The Vulcan was designed as a ‘safe life’ aircraft, with a well-defined limit on how long it can carry on flying. One ...

By Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael Knight  There follows a brief account of a few months in the last years of the Vu...

The race was on again to prepare XH558 for the 2009 airshow season. A host of servicing requirements awaited the atte...

With funds once again depleted XH558 had to sit patiently in her hangar after her all too brief taste of freedom. It ...

Thursday 18th October 2007 dawned, a perfect day for flying, and destined to be an unforgettable one. Anticipation wa...

With funds now in place to take XH558 to first flight the team threw themselves back into the final stages of rectifi...

A fresh appeal was launched in March 2004 to reach the Trust’s commitment of 29% of the funding total, required befor...

On Saturday 30 August 1952, history was made as Avro Type 698, VX770, took to the sky for the first time. It was the ...

In 1993 XH558 became the last Vulcan to leave RAF service, after a career of 33 years. At around 10am on the 23rd Mar...