Back To The Sky

XH558 is back in business. The last operational Avro Vulcan bomber has been certified airworthy and is flying at a British air show this weekend.

The world’s last flying Vulcan will take to the skies today for its first public display since a Mail on Sunday campaign helped save it from being grounded for ever.
The Cold War icon, once Britain’s most potent nuclear deterrent, has successfully carried out flight tests and can now make its star appearance at the RAF Cosford air show in Shropshire.

The flight will be a major triumph for the Vulcan To The Sky Trust, which launched an 11th-hour appeal for funds in March to ensure that the iconic aircraft was not mothballed.

I posted about this aircraft once before.  Here’s the site for the Cosford Air Show and the Vulcan to the Sky Trust website.

The Vulcan is probably the prettiest of the Cold War era bombers.