XH558
E861056
XH558 is the last airworthy Avro Vulcan bomber, preserved as a heritage aircraft in the United Kingdom.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Avro Vulcan
ⓘ
heritage aircraft ⓘ military aircraft ⓘ strategic bomber ⓘ |
| aircraftModel | Avro Vulcan B.2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aircraftRole |
display aircraft
ⓘ
nuclear deterrent bomber ⓘ strategic bomber ⓘ |
| aircraftType | V-bomber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| airForce | Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| airframeNumber | XH558 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedAt |
Doncaster Sheffield Airport
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
RAF Waddington NERFINISHED ⓘ Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryOperator | Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the last flying Vulcan bomber
ⓘ
public fundraising restoration ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Royal Air Force
ⓘ
Vulcan to the Sky Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | V-bomber force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservationLocation |
Doncaster Sheffield Airport
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| registration | XH558 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| registrationPrefix | XH ⓘ |
| retiredFromRAFYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| returnedToFlightYear | 2007 ⓘ |
| serviceEntryYear | 1960 ⓘ |
| status |
grounded
ⓘ
last airworthy Avro Vulcan NERFINISHED ⓘ preserved ⓘ |
| tailNumber | XH558 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
airshows
ⓘ
heritage flights ⓘ public displays ⓘ |
| variantOf | Avro Vulcan B.2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.