Hundreds of people gathered around Doncaster Sheffield Airport on Sunday to see XH558 fire up for an engine ground run
Vulcan bomber XH558 'The Spirit of Great Britain' runs her engines for the final time at Doncaster Sheffield Airport. Last month the trust, which took the aircraft to Doncaster in 2011, said it was in negotiations with two possible new homes, but a suggestion the aircraft might be allowed a one-off licence to fly in order to relocate, has been scotched. XH558 will have to be dismantled before it can be transported, the trust has said.
It was told in August that the aircraft must leave its hangar by the end of June 2023. Since then, the future of DSA has been the subject of extended political controversy in, but owners the Peel Group announced that passenger operations had ceased in early November. The trust said that, even if a last-minute plan emerged to save DSA as a commercial airport, the Vulcan will need to be moved if it is to have a chance of a secure future. The trust acknowledged in October"that it is extremely sad" that XH558 will have to be dismantled, but it will"mean that, ultimately, she will be preserved and will still be able to inform, educate and inspire future generations of engineers".
It said it was in negotiations with two potential locations and in conversation with The National Heritage Lottery Fund. On Monday the trust's business development director, Michael Trotter, said he was confident Sunday's engine ground run will not be the last at DSA before the aircraft is dismantled for its move.
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