Sign up for our newsletter and get our latest content in your inbox. Subscribe A vital component of the UK’s Cold War-era nuclear deterrent, the unmistakable silhouette of the iconic Avro Vulcan quickly became a symbol of British airpower, precision and engineering brilliance when it entered operational service with the Royal Air Force (RAF) in the late 1950s. At 105ft (32m) long with a wingspan of 111ft (38.8m), this majestic, delta-winged behemoth and the thunderous howl of its four Bristol Olympus twin-spool axial-flow turbojet engines were both feared and revered as it flew high above the tensions of a divided world – echoes of which are again being felt today. Avro Vulcan B2 (serial XM655) bathes in the evening sun at Wellesbourne Mountford Aerodrome in Warwickshire as re-enactor crews prepare for a mission in 2017. Image: MOD Crown Copyright/Cpl Tim Laurence Renowned for its power, agility and design, the Vulcan was the spearhead of the RAF’s venerable V-Bomber force, serving alongside the Handley Page Victor and Vickers Valiant to project nuclear-capable airpower during the height of the Cold War. While the Valiant and Victor both played a key role in maintaining the UK’s airborne nuclear deterrent during the 1950s and 1960s, neither of these strategic bombers are held in the same regard as the Vulcan in both British military history and across generations of aviation circles. We take a closer look at where the surviving Vulcan B2 bombers are located, offering a glimpse into the legacy of this remarkable feat of British aerospace engineering and highlighting the variety of air museum’s that work to keep the history of this iconic Cold War-era bomber alive. Where are the RAF’s remaining Vulcan bombers located? While much of the UK’s venerable V-Bomber force met its end on a scrapheap – with just five complete examples of the Victor (4) and Valiant (1) being preserved at various museums across the UK – the number of surviving Vulcan B2s is luckily far higher. There are no surviving Vulcan B1s or B1As, but 21 Vulcan B2s are preserved today across the UK, Canada and the US, including three that remain taxiable. Here’s where they are today: Serial Location Country Current Status XH558 Doncaster Sheffield Airport United Kingdom Preserved, taxiable XJ823 Solway Aviation Museum, Cumbria United Kingdom External display XJ824 Imperial War Museum Duxford United Kingdom Indoor display XL318 RAF Museum Hendon United Kingdom Indoor display XL319 North East Land, Sea and Air Museum United Kingdom External display XL360 Midland Air Museum, Coventry United Kingdom External display XL361 CFB Goose Bay Canada External display XL426 London Southend Airport United Kingdom Preserved, taxiable XL443 South Wales Aviation Museum, St Athan United Kingdom External display XM573 Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum, Nebraska United States Under restoration XM575 East Midlands Aeropark United Kingdom External display XM594 Newark Air Museum United Kingdom External display XM597 National Museum of Flight, Scotland United Kingdom External display XM598 RAF Museum Cosford United Kingdom Indoor display XM602 RAF Akrotiri Cyprus Gate guardian XM603 Avro Heritage Museum, Cheshire United Kingdom External display XM605 Castle Air Museum, California United States External display XM606 Barksdale Global Power Museum, Louisiana United States External display XM607 RAF Waddington (Gate guardian) United Kingdom External display XM612 City of Norwich Aviation Museum United Kingdom External display XM655 Wellesbourne Mountford Aerodrome United Kingdom Preserved, taxiable Where the Avro Vulcans are today – in detail XH558 – Doncaster Sheffield Airport, United Kingdom Delivered to No 230 Operational Conversion Unit at RAF Waddington in July 1960, XH558 later served as part of the RAF’s Vulcan Display Flight until 1992. After retirement, the aircraft was