Avro Vulcan returns to the air after restoration
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Thursday, October 18, 2007
For the first time in 14 years, an Avro Vulcan heavy bomber has taken to the skies over England. The newly-restored aircraft took off from Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome, Leicestershire.
The craft flew for about 25 minutes in the first of three planned test flights from Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome, meant to prove that the craft is officially "airworthy", the only Vulcan to hold such a distinction. It has taken £6 million to return the aircraft to service.
The aircraft, XH558, bombed the Argentinian-held Port Stanley in the Falkand Islands during the 1982 conflict.
Sources
- "Vulcan bomber returns to the sky". BBC News Online, October 18, 2007
- "The Vulcan flies again". Telegraph, October 18, 2007
- Leicester Mercury "Vulcan Bomber Set For First Test Flight". Leicester Mercury, October 18, 2007
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