Vulcan bomber takes to skies
The Vulcan bomber - that relic of the Cold War era - took to the skies for the first time in 14 years today. The Vulcan bomber - that relic of the Cold War era - took to the skies for the first time in 14 years today. And if today's flight proves successful, it could soon be a regular visitor to Shropshire. The Avro Vulcan XH558 was the last of the aircraft to fly in 1993 when it was hangared at an airfield in Bruntingthorpe, Leicestershire. Today, after a £6 million restoration project, it returned to the air. Read the full story in today's Shropshire Star
The Vulcan bomber - that relic of the Cold War era - took to the skies for the first time in 14 years today.And if today's flight proves successful, it could soon be a regular visitor to Shropshire.
The Avro Vulcan XH558 was the last of the aircraft to fly in 1993 when it was hangared at an airfield in Bruntingthorpe, Leicestershire. Today, after a £6 million restoration project, it returned to the air.
The plane was expected to scale heights of about 3,000ft during the 20-minute test flight
Project organisers were describing it as a "historic day for aviation".
The Vulcan to the Sky Trust said it was the first time an aircraft of the Vulcan's complexity has been given an extended overhaul on such a scale and then returned to flight.
The idea is the huge V-bomber will be a flying commemoration of the Cold War years and will operate in conjunction with the National Cold War Exhibition at the RAF Museum at Cosford.
