List of surviving Avro Vulcans

Surviving examples of the Avro Vulcan, a jet-powered delta wing strategic bomber, which was operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF) from 1956 until 1984. A total of 134 production Vulcans were assembled at Woodford Aerodrome, 45 to the B.1 design and 89 were B.2 models, the last being delivered to the RAF in January 1965. Several survive in museums as static exhibits. All five of the Vulcans deployed for the 1982 Black Buck missions in the Falklands War survived (XL391, XM597, XM598, XM607 and XM612 - XM597 and XM607 being the only two to deliver weapons), although XL391 was subsequently scrapped. As of 2015, three are also in taxiable condition, XH558, XL426 and XM655; XH558 (G-VLCN) Spirit of Great Britain having also been used as a display aircraft by the RAF as part of the Vulcan Display Flight until 1993, and then as a civilian display aircraft from 2008 until 2015. XL426 also flew with the VDF, but was grounded at the end of 1986.

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The last airworthy Vulcan (XH558) was restored to flying condition by the Vulcan to the Sky Trust. The first post-restoration flight, which lasted 34 minutes, took place on 18 October 2007. After performing displays every season from 2008 until 2015 inclusive, XH558 last flew on 28 October 2015. This was due to the withdrawal of support from the "technical authorities" without whom the aircraft is prohibited from flying, under Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) regulations. The aircraft structure and systems are 10% beyond the flying hours of any other Vulcan, meaning identifying signs of fatigue and stress failure is becoming more difficult.

The 22nd B.2, later converted for the MMR role. Completed 20 April 1961, delivered to 27 Squadron a day later. It was held in reserve at Ascension for the Black Buck missions. Latterly with 50 Squadron and then Station Flight, Waddington, it was sold on 21 January 1983 to Tom Stoddard and David Hutchinson of the Solway Aviation Society, which at the time had only one other aircraft, a Meteor jet. Last flight was its arrival into Carlisle Airport in January 1983. Now stored in the open air, as part of the seasonal museum.

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