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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.

Visit the Vulcan Day

Sunday 27 April 2025

Our Visit the Vulcan Day is a great chance to get ‘up close and personal’ with Vulcan XL426 in its hangar at London Southend Airport.

You can walk round Vulcan XL426 and for an additional fee you can climb inside for a guided tour of the cockpit and see what it was like to fly in this huge aircraft!

Vulcan Twilight Taxi-Run 2025

Saturday 17 May 2025

See Vulcan XL426 at full speed on the runway at London Southend Airport and hear the 'howl' from her mighty Olympus engines!

Our vistors enclosure will give uninterrupted views across the airport and the Vulcan will be only a few feet away as it taxies back to its hangar.

Proms at the Vulcan

Saturday 12 July 2025

Join Vulcan XL426 for an evening of music with the Essex Concert Orchestra inside the Vulcan Restoration Trust's hangar at London Southend Airport.

There will be a licensed bar and refreshments, including hot and cold food, will be on sale at this popular family friendly event.