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Old 5th Jun 2007, 00:38
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GreenKnight121
 
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Vulcan XM605 was flown to Castle AFB, near Merced, California.

When Castle AFB closed in 1994, the aircraft collection remained, now incorporated as a non-profit organization called the Castle Air Museum Foundation, Inc.

In addition to XM605, there is an RB-36H (largest prop-driven bomber ever), a B-47, a B-52, a B-25, a B-29, and much more.
w. w. w. c a s t l e a i r m u s e u m . o r g

Others in North America:

XM606 - Barksdale Air Force Base, Bossier City, Louisiana

XM573 - Offutt Air Force Base, Omaha Nebraska
and

XL361 -Goose Bay RAF Base, Canada



As for moving one to the Wright-Patterson Air Force Museum in Ohio, my quick Google only found M61 Vulcan 20mm "gatling" cannon, Vulcan materials Company, and Vulcan software connected with Wright-Patterson, not an AVRO Vulcan bomber.


As that move would be ~300 miles across Iowa, ~170 miles across Illinois, ~230 miles across Indiana, and 55 miles in Ohio... about 755 miles by road.


I don't think so... unless they bring in the Lego specialists.

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