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The Doomsday Clock, a symbol created during the early years of the Cold War, serves as a metaphorical representa...
26 January 2024
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Back in the summer of 1991 I had the good fortune to be invited by the then British Army of the Rhine (BAOR) to be th...
24 August 2023
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Ian Hamilton I was posted to 44 Squadron (Rhodesia Squadron) from RAF Waddington in early 1964 as a 20 year old Ai...
28 July 2023
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Test beds Aside from regular duties, several Vulcan airframes were put to use in test and development roles. XA894...
25 February 2022
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Header image | source: globalaviationresource.com For the first few years after her return to flight in 2007, Vulc...
11 February 2022
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The Vulcan to the Sky Trust (VTST) is often asked “where has all the money gone?” The simple answer is “Operating a f...
10 February 2022
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XH558 was the Royal Air Force’s last flying Vulcan, retired in 1992 and returned to the air by VTST in 2007. Un...
27 January 2022
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Bob Tracey was a Club member and was a hangar volunteer during the restoration. (This article was originally publi...
20 December 2021
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On 16 July 1945, with the support of Britain, the United States detonated the world’s first atomic weapon. In August ...
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On 3 October 1952, Britain detonated their first atomic bomb.  Due to the small size and high-density populat...