For more than a quarter of a century air show crowds were used to seeing an RAF Vulcan as a star attraction. Towards ...
13 November 2023
The A.V. Roe & Company (Avro)Avro Vulcan Bomb Loading Power Pack
During the 20th Century Cold War, Great Brita...
9 November 2023
Moving XM573 into the Strategic Aerospace Museum in 1982 – Nebraska, USA
Wing Commander Adrian Sum...
23 August 2023
As XH558’s 50th anniversary year approached, funding was an issue once more. During 2009, the Vulcan had flown for so...
27 January 2023
The Vulcan was designed as a ‘safe life’ aircraft, with a well-defined limit on how long it can carry on flying. One ...
22 December 2022
The race was on again to prepare XH558 for the 2009 airshow season. A host of servicing requirements awaited the atte...
25 November 2022
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
Thursday 18th October 2007 dawned, a perfect day for flying, and destined to be an unforgettable one. Anticipation wa...
28 September 2022
With funds now in place to take XH558 to first flight the team threw themselves back into the final stages of rectifi...
26 August 2022
On 6 February 1952, while in Kenya with her husband Prince Phillip, Princess Elizabeth was given news of the death of...
25 February 2022