A British historical group is working feverishly to restore a Vulcan Bomber in time to lead a flypast for Queen Elizabeth in 2007 for the 25th anniversary of the Falklands War. The Vulcan was retired in the mid-80's.

The Vulcan almost went it's entire career without ever flying a mission in anger. But the Falklands war saw some of the most daring bombing missions ever attempted when a single Vulcan bomber flew from Ascension island along with 11 Victor tankers to refuel the Vulcan, and each other, to extend the range for the 16 hour mission. A new book about the mission, Vulcan 607 is highly rated, and covers the rapid re-building of refueling capabilities including using parts from aircraft in museums, and re-training for skills not used by anyone in a decade.

Unfortunatly the Vulcan restoration project has run out of money and will soon be laying off workers. Go to the link and donate.

Posted 04:02 GMT by Dennis Collins