Southend Vulcan celebrates half century

摘要

On August 23, members of the Vulcan Restoration Trust (VRT) gathered at London Southend Airport to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Avro Vulcan B.2 XL426's maiden flight. The jet is resident at Southend where it is maintained by VRT. The Trust's engineering team is currently in the process of repainting XL426. As part of the day's celebrations, the 617 Squadron badge was applied to the fin. It was unveiled in the presence of Sqn Ldr Chris Ball, representing the modern day 617 Squadron, currently operating Panavia Tornado GR.4s from Lossiemouth, Scotland.