Avro Vulcan B2 (Norwich)

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Avro Vulcan B2

XM612 at the City of Norwich Aviation Museum was beginning to look rather tatty in the late 1980s but then underwent a lengthy repaint during which a number of corroded areas were repaired and sealed against future damage. The cockpit also underwent a full restoration; the captain's instrument panel looked factory-fresh when I visited in August 1998, thanks to the efforts of a museum volunteer. Unfortunately the RAF removed a number of the rear crew's instruments on delivery to Norwich so the museum needs to find replacements. XM612 can have some of her electrical system powered up and three of the four engines are suspected to be in good enough condition to be run - if only they had the chance! Sadly the last few years haven't been kind to her and corrosion is once again rearing its ugly head, with much of the paintwork back to looking rather faded

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