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shuck
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Vulcan B2 XH555

Post by shuck » Wed May 06, 2020 9:58 am

Please can anyone provide any detail about Vulcan B2 s/n XH555, 230 OCU

I believe XH555 suffered a heavy landing at Finningley in 1969

Did XH555 ever fly again after this mishap.

When was XH555 broken up, and was it scrapped at Finningley or at St Athan.

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Re: Vulcan B2 XH555

Post by Mike » Wed May 06, 2020 10:05 am

From :- http://www.ukserials.com/

d/d 14/07/1961, s.o.c. 01/10/1977 as CAT 5(S) at St. Athan

But from :- http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/mongsoft/ ... t_page.htm

XH555
Delivered: June 1961
Notes: Used by manufacturers for fatigue tests.
Sent to St. Athan for structural tests. Scrapped 1971


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Re: Vulcan B2 XH555

Post by JAWS » Wed May 06, 2020 7:00 pm

I also found this from a Pinterest site :

Vulcan B Mk.2 XH555 Completed in June 1961 and fitted with Olympus 201 engines (small intakes). Served with: 27 Squadron and 230 OCU. After a heavy landing at Finningley in 1968, the airframe was then used for fatigue tests at HSA Woodford until 1970. Struck off charge in 1971 and scrapped in 1977.

And this :

From the book Avro Vulcan by Kev Darling (https://books.google.com/books?id=wdM5w ... AN&f=false)

" On 29 February 1968 the aircraft was badly damaged whilst landing at Finningley which required some attention from the Manufacturers CWP Team . By May 1958 XH555 was back in the hands of the OCU remaining in service until it was flown to St.Athan in November 1970 . Stripped of spare the remainder was given a thorough investigation to determine the effects of service life upon the Vulcan airframe especially one that had been repaired after serious damage . The airframe was struck off charge on 5 October 1971 , the remains being removed in 1977 . "
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Re: Vulcan B2 XH555

Post by shuck » Thu May 07, 2020 7:44 am

Great info ... thank you

XH555 also attended St Mawgan Air Show on 14/09/68

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