Monday, June 15, 2009

The last Vulcan Is Flying Again! Legendary Aircraft Saved By MoS Readers Will Make Its Comeback Today At Air Show

The Vulcan XH558 takes to the skies

From The Daily Mail:

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.

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