There are up to 5 solar eclipses every year and a total solar eclipse about every 18 months. One of those total solar...
26 April 2024
Sometime ago, while casually looking in my flying log book for entries involving XH558, a very similar Vulcan tail nu...
29 September 2023
Well-known and highly respected air show commentator Seán Maffett became synonymous with Vulcan displays and indeed w...
23 August 2023
English Electric Canberra WK163 is one of Britain’s most important Cold War jet-age aircraft. She spent most of...
30 June 2023
Feature article on part of XH558’s 2013 Winter Service – by Sam Evans, airframe technician.
It’s wh...
1 June 2023
In the annals of aviation history, few aircraft have left a permanent mark like the Avro Lancaster and the Avro Vulca...
25 May 2023
With funds once again depleted XH558 had to sit patiently in her hangar after her all too brief taste of freedom. It ...
28 October 2022
If you were driving southbound between Doncaster and Stratford-upon-Avon (A1, A46, M1 and A46) on Tuesday 24 May...
27 May 2022
A complete change in the role of the V- Bomber came about during 1963, when it became clear that in the absence of a ...
25 March 2022
Test beds
Aside from regular duties, several Vulcan airframes were put to use in test and development roles. XA894...
25 February 2022