Avro Vulcan - Survivors

XL427 when used for fire crew training and nearing the end of her days; Colin Mears

The bad old days of entire production runs of aircraft being scrapped are thankfully well behind us, and there are a good number of preserved Vulcans out there, with two in running condition and one airworthy (XH558). The Vulcan's part in the NATO nuclear deterrent force meant that not only have Vulcans been preserved in the UK, four are also preserved on the North American continent; three in the U.S. and one in Canada. Of course, even more were scrapped or burned, and even some of those that were thought safe have since fallen to the scrapman's JCBs and cutting torches - for instance the B.1 at Cosford (XA900), and the B.2s at Cardiff (XM569) and Blackpool (XL391). If you have pictures of Vulcans you'd like to share with the world, please, let me know! I'd especially welcome pictures of the aircraft that aren't linked to in the list below.

The Reigate Vulcan nose was from the B.1 and was known as XA909; however it is now thought to be either XA889, XA890 or, more likely, a nose section that never flew and never had an RAF serial.