Well-known and highly respected air show commentator Seán Maffett became synonymous with Vulcan displays and indeed w...
23 August 2023
The race was on again to prepare XH558 for the 2009 airshow season. A host of servicing requirements awaited the atte...
25 November 2022
Eric ‘Winkle’ Brown is credited with over 2,400 carrier landings (no one else has come close) as well as be...
8 March 2022
Test beds
Aside from regular duties, several Vulcan airframes were put to use in test and development roles. XA894...
25 February 2022
Originally written for VTST by Lieutenant Colonel A.W Garrad in 2012
In recognition of the Australian and NZ finan...
27 January 2022
Recollections from Headquarters 1 Group RAF Bawtry Hall, RAF Finningley and the Bomber Box.
Although I worked for ...
27 January 2022
On 27 July 1971, during his Royal Air Force training to become a jet pilot, King Charles III (HRH Prince Charles at t...
29 July 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
Operation Sky Shield was a series of three large-scale military exercises conducted in the United States. The Cold Wa...
12 October 2020