Originally Posted by fly_high
Maybe somebody can clarify this... if certain RAF aircraft are preserved in flying order, such as the Spitfires, Hurricanes and Lancaster of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, why isn't the Vulcan included in some sort of Cold War Memorial Flight?
That way they could have RAF backing (and presumably some RAF funding), and it would be a way of preserving other aircraft of the era under the same project.
The BBMF is meant to be a nil cost exercise - we all know it isn't - but hiding the high costs of a Vulcan are beyond the ability of anyone!
It was hard enough getting funds for in-service aircraft mods etc, and I for one resented the money being spent on historical aircraft (OK, good
PR exercise etc). There is NO reason why the RAF should pay for anything for the Vulcan.
In fact, with so many private warbirds in the sky these days, the BBMF itself could be sold off now, couldn't it? (Takes cover...)