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• Wednesday, October 17th 2012 - 16:50 UTC

  Falklands’ war restored Vulcan bomber will take final flight next year

  

  Britain's only flying Cold War Vulcan bomber and which participated in Operation Black Buck bombing Stanley airport during the Falkland Islands conflict of 1982, will take its final flight next year before being grounded because of soaring restoration costs, according to reports in the UK media.

• Monday, July 16th 2012 - 14:51 UTC

  Iconic Falklands’ veteran Vulcan opened Farnborough Air-show

  

  Britain’s Farnborough International Air-show opened last week with a joint flypast of the Red Arrows and the world’s last airworthy Avro Vulcan bomber XH558 commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Falklands War.