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Vulcan - A Time In History
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2010 – Happy Birthday
As XH558’s 50th anniversary year approached, funding was an issue once more. During 2009, the Vulcan had flown for so...
27 January 2023
Vulcan - A Time In History
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Modification 2429 and 2430 – Sam Evans
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
Vulcan - A Time In History
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2009 – From the Ground – Kevin ‘Taff’ Stone
The race was on again to prepare XH558 for the 2009 airshow season. A host of servicing requirements awaited the atte...
25 November 2022
Vulcan - A Time In History
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2008 – Back to the Show Circuit
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
Vulcan - A Time In History
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October 2007 – First Flight
Thursday 18th October 2007 dawned, a perfect day for flying, and destined to be an unforgettable one. Anticipation wa...
28 September 2022
Vulcan - A Time In History
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1993 – 2007 – The Road to Restoration – Part 3
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
Vulcan - A Time In History
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1993 – 2007 – The Road to Restoration – Part 2
A fresh appeal was launched in March 2004 to reach the Trust’s commitment of 29% of the funding total, required befor...
28 July 2022
Vulcan - A Time In History
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1993 – 2007 – The Road to Restoration – Part 1
In 1993 XH558 became the last Vulcan to leave RAF service, after a career of 33 years. At around 10am on the 23rd Mar...
23 June 2022
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1982 – 1992 – The beginning of the end
No. 27 Squadron flew the last Scampton Vulcan Sortie on the 31st March 1982, disbandment day, and handed over the mar...
27 May 2022
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1970 – 1982 – Tactical Roles
Following the transfer of the strategic deterrent role to the Royal Navy’s Polaris fleet, on 30th June 1969, the RAF ...
29 April 2022
Vulcan - A Time In History