Historical

The Doomsday Clock, a symbol created during the early years of the Cold War, serves as a metaphorical representa...

You may have seen a dark blue vintage van parked next to XH558 during our Airside Tours and Engine Ground Runs. ...

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

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

On 4 October 1957, the Soviet Union began the Space Age by launching Sputnik 1. It was the world’s first artificial s...

No. 27 Squadron flew the last Scampton Vulcan Sortie on the 31st March 1982, disbandment day, and handed over the mar...

With the dawning of the atomic age in August 1945, it was obvious to military strategists that any future bomber to d...

William Penney, the man in charge of Britain’s bomb design, William Cook, his deputy, and the scientists at the Atomi...

On 16 July 1945, with the support of Britain, the United States detonated the world’s first atomic weapon. In August ...

On 3 October 1952, Britain detonated their first atomic bomb.  Due to the small size and high-density populat...