Gallery: Britain's Most Glorious Cold War Bomber Jet Takes Flight Again

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    Avro Vulcan at Goodwood Festival of Speed

    Oh, and there's an air show. The Avro Vulcan, a Cold War era British nuclear bomber, flew over Goodwood in 2013 and will appear again this year.
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    Avro Vulcan and Spitfire

    To raise money, Vulcan to the Sky Trust raffled off the chance to fly in a Spitfire, alongside the Vulcan.
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    Avro Vulcan

    XH558, the last Vulcan that still flies, lands at Doncaster on June 2nd, 2014.
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    Avro Vulcan engineers work on wing

    Engineers used 3D scanning to make necessary modifications to the Vulcan's wings.
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    Vulcan Avro engineer

    Computer modeling techniques borrowed from the auto industry were used as well.
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