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            A VIP Tour of taxiable Avro Vulcan B2 XL426 undergoing winter maintenance at Southend Airport. The Hangers (5 & 6) where XL426 and her support equipment are kept are the former Aviation Traders hangers where Freddie Laker's company built the new cockpit sections for the ATL-98 Carvair and later fitted out the aircraft after completion at Stansted - so historic in themselves.

Keeping XL426 in good condition for her regular fast taxy runs along Southend's 1.5 mile runway takes a huge amount of work each year. In this deep service the No.3 engine has been removed for attention and the cockpit stripped of its seats and canopy to allow access to some corrosion around the canopy hinges. A huge amount of tooling, equipment and documentation is behind XL426 success as the only currently hangered taxiable Vulcan bomber.

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Taken in: UK / England / Rochford / Rochford (show map)

Taken on: March 2, 2024

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Vulcan Restoration Trust

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Camera: Sony ILCE-7C, f/4.0, 1/50 sec, 43mm, ISO 1250 (more info) (hide info)

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Focal Length:	43mm
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Exposure Bias:	0 EV
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