Andy Richardson has been engaged in aviation throughout his adult life. Starting in 1960 with an 18-year flying career in the RAF, which included crewing the nuclear-armed Vulcan during the Cold War.

Following the announcement that the Royal Air Force is regaining nuclear weapons, we explore the service’s history using nukes, explaining why they were originally abandoned in 1998. For 43 years, the ...

Oct. 28, 2025 marks the tenth anniversary of the last time an Avro Vulcan took to the skies. Following eight years of renewed airworthiness, XH558 landed on Oct. 28, 2015 after one final display. In ...