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WEBLatest Engineering and Trust Updates. 9 September, 2024. Vulcan to the Sky Trust Welcomes New Trustee. The Vulcan to the Sky Trust... 30 August, 2024. Update from Vulcan to the Sky Trust – August 2024. Airport Update The Mayor of Doncaster,... 6 August, 2024. Classic Cars under XH558 – by Jim Debenham.
About - Vulcan to the Sky
WEBThe Vulcan to the Sky Trust is a charity committed to preserving and protecting two of the most iconic aircraft in British history, Avro Vulcan XH558 and English Electric Canberra WK163. These aircraft types played integral roles in the advancement of aviation and engineering technologies. While the Vulcan is no longer allowed to fly, our ...
Return of the Vulcan - Vulcan to the Sky
WEBSep 30, 2020 · XH558 is a Vulcan B.Mk2 bomber, and first flew into RAF service at RAF Waddington on 1st July 1960. XH558 is now the oldest complete Vulcan, and also the last one to fly. From 1957, the Avro Vulcan was the major delivery vehicle for the British strategic deterrent, until superseded by Polaris in 1969.
The V-Force - Vulcan to the Sky
WEBJune 27, 2024. The V-force was the name given to the Royal Air Force’s strategic nuclear bomber force during the Cold War. As a response to the increasing nuclear threat of the post-World War II, three bomber aircraft were designed: the Vickers Valiant, the Avro Vulcan and the Handley Page Victor. These three aircraft, collectively known as V ...
Articles - Vulcan to the Sky
WEBJun 27, 2024 · By Roly Falk, Avro’s Superintendent of Flying. This article first appeared in the Royal Air Force Flying Review... 29 August 2024. Journals. RIAT 2015 – We Were Part of it. Back in 2015, when AVRO Vulcan XH558 was 55 years old and had been flying for 8 years following restoration, the time... 27 June 2024.
News - Vulcan to the Sky
WEBJul 26, 2024 · Vulcan to the Sky Trust Welcomes New Trustee. The Vulcan to the Sky Trust (VTST) is thrilled to announce that physicist Steve Roberts has joined their growing boar... 9 September 2024. Trust Update. Update from Vulcan to the Sky Trust – August 2024. Airport Update The Mayor of Doncaster, Ros Jones, and her team continue to work hard on the ...
Squadron - Vulcan to the Sky
WEBSquadron. Badge: An elephant – approved by HM King Edward VIII in October 1936. The badge was based on an unofficial emblem fir... Quam celerrime ad astra – (With all speed to the Stars) Formed at Lindholme by renaming No 1653 Conversion Unit on 15 March 1947. This unit was disbanded on 15 August 195... Formed at Dover, Kent, on 15 May 1916 ...
Restoration Vulcan B2 XL388 - Vulcan to the Sky
WEBMar 27, 2024 · The agenda for the meeting introduced by Jim was for the Project Manager from SYAM, James Stables to appeal for a number of us willing to volunteer to undertake the restoration of a Vulcan B2 cockpit, XL388 uniquely and later named by the RAF ‘Mayflower III’. The cockpit section arrived at the museum in April 2003 from the …
Aircraft Archive - Vulcan To The Sky
WEBXH558. Vulcan XH558. The serial number or ‘registration’ XH558 was first reserved back in 1954 when a further order of 35 Vulcan B Mk. 1s ...
October update from Vulcan to the Sky Trust
WEBOct 28, 2022 · News. October update from Vulcan to the Sky Trust. October 28, 2022. In August, we advised that our lease at Doncaster Sheffield Airport would not be renewed and that we would have to leave the site by the end of June 2023. Since early Spring this year, we have been exploring options for XH558 to leave Doncaster.