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Join the Vulcan Restoration Trust and help us preserve XL426 as part of the UK’s aviation heritage.

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Your donation will help us maintain Vulcan XL426 as a live aircraft, one of only three Vulcans in the world capable of moving under its own power.

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Become part of the team looking after and raising funds for XL426.

Vulcan Restoration Trust

Preserving XL426 at London Southend Airport

Vulcan Restoration Trust owns and maintains Vulcan B2 XL426 in live ground running condition.

XL426 is open to the public at our Visit the Vulcan Days held throughout the year and at other events.

Proms at the Vulcan

Saturday 13 July 2019

Join us for an evening of music with the Essex Concert Orchestra at London Southend Airport.

The 50-strong orchestra will be performing a selection of popular and classical music at this family-friendly outdoor event.

Bring along your chair and sit back and enjoy the music alongside XL426, the Southend Vulcan.

Visit the Vulcan Day

Sunday 18 August 2019

Come and see Vulcan XL426 up close at London Southend Airport at our third Visit the Vulcan Day of 2019.

Our team will be giving guided tours of the Vulcan and you will also have the chance to climb inside XL426's cockpit (additional fee applies).

As well as the Vulcan, there will be other displays and attractions including cockpit sections of several RAF and Royal Navy aircraft. Refreshments will be on sale from a variety of stalls so no one goes hungry or thirsty.

With lots going on and much to see, our Visit the Vulcan Days are great days out for families and enthusiasts alike.

40s & 50s Vulcan Hangar Dance

Saturday 19 October 2019

Join us and the Sid Bolan Big Band at our 40s & 50s Vulcan Hangar Dance at London Southend Airport.

The 18-piece band will be playing dance hits from the the wartime and post-war eras.

Dress vintage to look the part and dance the night away at this new event for 2019.