Race to build permanent new home for Britain's Cold War colussus

Britain’s last flying Avro Vulcan, XH558 “The Spirit of Great Britain,” is at risk of being lost permanently as it sits without a permanent covered home. The aircraft was last to fly before being permanently grounded in October 2015, and it lost its hangar the following year, leaving it exposed to the elements. With winter approaching, custodians are urging urgent fundraising to prevent deterioration. Today at Doncaster Sheffield Airport, a crowd of 4,000 is expected for “Halloween Howl,” a family event featuring a stationary engine ground run. Its four Rolls-Royce Olympus turbojets can produce 17,000 to 20,000 lbs of thrust. The Vulcan fleet has shrunk from 136 to 19 surviving aircraft worldwide, none airworthy.