Vulcan makes triumphant display return after 18-year gap

[Mackrick]

Article courtesy of Flight Global

Avro Vulcan XH558 performed a flying display at the Royal International Air Tattoo for the first time since 1991 on 18 July, providing the clear highlight for many visitors who attended the sold-out first day of the weekend event.

XH558 took off from the show at Royal Air Force base Fairford in Gloucestershire to perform a flyby at an event in Cosford, before returning to perform a full display at RIAT.







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The Vulcan to the Sky Trust responsible for operating the restored Cold War bomber has reported no technical issues as a result of the flight, and expects the aircraft to be in the flying display at the air tattoo on Sunday. The aircraft’s next planned public presentations after RIAT will be at the Lowestoft air show in Suffolk on 23 and 24 July.

[Saracenman]

that just about sums it up!

shame they didn't report on Sunday's display though

sm

[Wedgy]

[Mayfly]

FYI - the crew for Lowestoft is MW, BP & BM the first time a blackbuck crew have flown togeter since 1983

[RLN]

FYI - the crew for Lowestoft is MW, BP & BM the first time a blackbuck crew have flown togeter since 1983

Hope they remember that lowestoft is on the East coast of Britain, and not the East coast of East Falkland

[Mackrick]

[Jigsaw]

Funny

[Xplumberlives]

Not too much of a PROBLEM, only ONE bomb would hit the target