You may have seen a dark blue vintage van parked next to XH558 during our Airside Tours and Engine Ground Runs. ...
28 July 2023
On Saturday 30 August 1952, history was made as Avro Type 698, VX770, took to the sky for the first time. It was the ...
27 July 2022
If you were driving southbound between Doncaster and Stratford-upon-Avon (A1, A46, M1 and A46) on Tuesday 24 May...
27 May 2022
On Saturday 30 August 1952, history was made as Avro Type 698, VX770, took to the sky for the first time. It was the ...
24 March 2022
Originally written for VTST by Lieutenant Colonel A.W Garrad in 2012
In recognition of the Australian and NZ finan...
27 January 2022
Research into delta-wing aircraft had also been conducted by the Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE) at Farnborough, a...
20 December 2021
It was a bright, sunny day at the Wroughton Airshow, the day Dr Robert Pleming first laid eyes on Vulcan XH558 in the...
26 February 2021
The success of the Canberra as a research aircraft over the years is a testament to “Teddy” Petter’s original design....
12 October 2020
I had flown the Canberra B2 for three years before converting to the Photo Reconnaissance version in 1959. The differ...
12 October 2020