The Vulcan to the Sky Trust, Doncaster, UK, has announced new dates for its Vulcan XH558 Airside Tours, with sessions scheduled for June 14 and July 12 at Doncaster Sheffield Airport. The tours, which began earlier this year on March 15, have been running on selected dates, with the next session set for May 10, ahead of the newly added dates. Click HERE to read more.
There are two tour slots during the day. The morning session runs from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., followed by an afternoon session from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tickets are priced at £25 per person. The visit begins at the Trust’s office at Doncaster Sheffield Airport, where visitors check in and receive a short briefing. After that, they are taken by coach through site security to the area where XH558 is located. The time with the aircraft is roughly 90 minutes. During that period, visitors are able to get closer to the aircraft than they would on a standard visit, with access to sections that are not usually open to the public.
The program features a guided walk beneath the aircraft’s delta wing, an opportunity to view the names displayed on the airframe, and time to speak with the volunteer engineering team about ongoing maintenance work, including inspections, testing, and minor repairs. The tour also includes a visit to the cockpit, where a volunteer-led talk will be given, as well as access to the aircraft’s bomb bay. Depending on maintenance activity, visitors may also see systems such as the bomb bay doors, landing lights, and control surfaces being tested. The experience concludes with transport back to the original meeting point at the airport. For more information and to support the Vulcan to the Sky Trust, click on this link: vulcantothesky.org.
