From today's Telegraph - come on guys, dig deep and save this historic part of our aviation heritage!
AN appeal was launched yesterday to raise £1.5 million to save the last
Vulcan bomber still in flying condition.
The delta-winged jets were flown by the RAF for nearly 30 years, providing
the mainstay of Britain's Cold War nuclear deterrent. Enthusiasts, who formed
the Vulcan Operating Company to buy the surviving plane from the RAF in
1993, hope to see it fly again in 2002 to mark the Queen's Golden Jubilee
and the bomber's 50th anniversary.
They have received £437,500 from the American government towards the
total restoration cost, put at £2.2 million, in exchange for the right to use the
Vulcan for flight testing. The appeal was launched yesterday at Bruntingthorpe
aerodrome in Leicestershire, where Vulcan XH558 was put on display.
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