A GROUP of aeronautical enthusiasts who spent £8m restoring a Cold War jet plane are hoping a benefactor will come forward to allow it to fly at the Southport Airshow.
The Vulcan XH558 is a four- engined long-range bomber which carried atomic weapons as part of Britain’s nuclear deterrent from the 1960s onwards.
It was also involved in more conventional bombing runs against targets in the Falklands War, in 1982, before being decommissioned in 1993.
More recently, it has been thrilling crowds at air shows up and down the country, but volunteers from Vulcan to the Sky, the group of 3,500 Vulcan fans who helped launch the old warhorse back into the air, were upset to hear they would not be ending their first full season at the North West biggest air show.
Volunteer Barry Hunt, who grew up near RAF Woodford, where the plane was built, explained: “Last year, a benefactor paid for the Vulcan to come to Southport and we’re hoping they will do again.
