Guy Martin: Last Flight of the Vulcan Bomber
in 1992, the RAF sold off the last airworthy Vulcan, XH558, and it was bought for £25,000 by a private owner. Now, British gearhead and television host Guy Martin helps restore this, the last airworthy Avro Vulcan bomber, to prepare it for its last ever flight, a 1,000-mile farewell tour of Great Britain, before it is grounded.
in 1992, the RAF sold off the last airworthy Vulcan, XH558, and it was bought for £25,000 by a private owner. Now, British gearhead and television host Guy Martin helps restore this, the last airworthy Avro Vulcan bomber, to prepare it for its last ever flight, a 1,000-mile farewell tour of Great Britain, before it is grounded.
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