VULCAN BEEN GRANTED PERMIT TO FLY

We are delighted to announce that Avro Vulcan B.Mk2 XH558 has been granted her Permit to Fly on the UK Civil Register by the Civil Aviation Authority. The Vulcan will make it’s first display flight at the RAF Waddington International Airshow and then continue to The Royal International Air Tattoo where it will perform in the flying display and appear in the static park on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th of July

Vulcan XH558 last flew 16 years ago after a 33-year career in the RAF, including service during the Falklands War. Along with the Valiant and the Victor, the three aircraft comprised the Royal Air Force’s legendary V-bomber force, designed to protect the UK from nuclear threat from the 1950s to the 1980s. The aircraft last displayed at an airshow in 1992. The ambitious restoration of XH558 was supported by a £2.5 million grant from the Lottery Fund, a £500,000 donation from philanthropist Jack Hayward, commercial sponsors plus contributions from more than 20,000 members of the public.

The campaign also received significant fundraising support from the Air Tattoo throughout the restoration project. Indeed, the Air Tattoo’s President, Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael Knight, was until recently also chairman of the Vulcan to the Sky campaign.

We at The Royal International Air Tattoo welcome the Vulcan to the airshow with open arms and look forward to what will be an emotional flying display from a truly iconic and historic aircraft.