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Vulcan: Secure for another year!

A single donation of nearly half a million pounds has secured the Vulcan’s future for another year.

Gary Parsons - 25-Feb-2010

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February 25: Robert Pleming, Chief Executive to the Vulcan to the Sky Trust, has announced to supporters that a single donation of nearly half a million pounds has secured Vulcan XH558’s future for another year.

“The donor has asked to remain anonymous, but I can reassure you that he is fully aware of the significance of this contribution,” says Pleming. The donation of £458,000 has doubled the available cash for this year and the Board of Trustees has agreed to go forward with the planned engineering programme at RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire and commit to the 2010 display season.

A fresh campaign in will be launched in May, aimed at taking XH558 on into 2011 and beyond.

Filed Under Historic Aviation News, Airshows News.

8 Comments

Martin Collins said on the 25-Feb-2010 at 17:56

Fantastic news. Whoever you are, a lot of people will be truly grateful. Thank you, thank you , thank you.

mike lynn said on the 25-Feb-2010 at 19:17

Surely Virgin would make a great sponsor what with the V,s , Vulcan and V bomber associations!
Even if that meant painting Virgin on bomb doors or other?

Chris Hennessy said on the 25-Feb-2010 at 21:19

Fantastic news.A big thankyou to the person who gave this money.

Perhaps Royal of Scotland should be forced by the Government - who in effect own them - to give some of the Bonus money to this worthy cause,rather than into the pockets of overpaid ,underserving" fat cat Bankers" .

chris nunn said on the 26-Feb-2010 at 08:28

great news
we all need to see the big bird fly
its part of this country and the british people love her

john pappin said on the 1-Mar-2010 at 19:46

Saw many Vulcans in the skies over RAF Scampton in the late 1960's great to thine 558 will be flying this year.

Glenn Stimson said on the 6-Mar-2010 at 14:27

Great news!
"If the Argies get a bit cocky down in the south Atlantic again, we could send her down there to create a few more golf bunkers and remind them not to upset the British,"

C Ransley said on the 7-Mar-2010 at 20:10

Thats gr8 news to hear, i take my hat off do the person that sent in the donation. What can i say :-D

Peter Robinso said on the 13-Mar-2010 at 20:11

That's the news I've been looking for. Even though I live in Canada, one day I'm hoping to see, hear and feel the Vulcan fly again. Awesome news. Thanks mysterious donor!