XH558

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XH558 is the last airworthy Avro Vulcan bomber, preserved as a heritage aircraft in the United Kingdom.

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XH558 canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Avro Vulcan
heritage aircraft
military aircraft
strategic bomber
aircraftModel Avro Vulcan B.2
linked to: Avro Vulcan
aircraftRole display aircraft
nuclear deterrent bomber
strategic bomber
aircraftType V-bomber
airForce Royal Air Force
airframeNumber XH558
basedAt Doncaster Sheffield Airport
RAF Waddington
Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
designedAs high-altitude strategic bomber
era Cold War
finalFlightYear 2015
firstFlightYear 1960
hasWingConfiguration delta wing
heritageRole heritage aircraft
locatedIn England
United Kingdom
manufacturer Avro
militaryOperator Royal Air Force
notableFor being the last flying Vulcan bomber
public fundraising restoration
operatedBy Royal Air Force
Vulcan to the Sky Trust
partOf V-bomber force
preservationLocation Doncaster Sheffield Airport
Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield
registration XH558
registrationPrefix XH
retiredFromRAFYear 1993
returnedToFlightYear 2007
serviceEntryYear 1960
status grounded
last airworthy Avro Vulcan
preserved
tailNumber XH558
usedFor airshows
heritage flights
public displays
variantOf Avro Vulcan B.2
linked to: Avro Vulcan

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Vulcan XH558 tailNumber XH558
XH558 registration XH558
XH558 tailNumber XH558
XH558 airframeNumber XH558
G-VLCN airframeSerial XH558
G-VLCN tailNumber XH558