OPERATION 2015 WALL of HONOUR to the Leading Edge of XH558’S Wings, Allowing Her to Continue to Be the World’S Last Flying Vulcan
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Recognising those whose generous donations at Bronze, Silver and Gold levels helped fund vital work OPERATION 2015 WALL OF HONOUR to the leading edge of XH558’s wings, allowing her to continue to be the world’s last flying Vulcan. GOLD ROBIN KEELING ROY PHILPOT STEPHEN UPTON TERENCE STRAWFORD BRONZE ROBIN MacDONALD ROZ BOWDEN STEPHEN WARNOCK THOMAS HORSEY 3 4 5 A M NEWBOULD DAVID M DICKENS JOHN FALK NEIL BENNETT ROBIN RICHES ROZ SMITH STEPHEN WILD THOMAS LEE A CUNNINGHAM BARRY & SARA ROCHFORT DAVID ASHURST GEOFFREY FOOT ADAM LEADBEATER DAVID MASON JOHN GOLDING NEIL CROCKER ROBIN SAUNDERS RUSSELL MACDONALD STEPHEN WOOD THOMAS WESTPHAL ADAM LUSTED BARRY WADE DAVID BANKS GEOFFREY GAUKRODGER ADRIAN COE DAVID McCULLOCH JOHN GRAHAM NEIL HAWES ROD COTTON RUTH ALICE SCHOLEFIELD STEVE CRANE THOMAS ALAN WARD ADAM WALLACE BARTON R C WILD DAVID BEALES GEOFFREY LARGE ADRIAN JUKES DAVID MORTLOCK Mr JOHN GREENER & Mrs NEIL OSBORNE ROD SELLARS RYAN KELLEY STEVE DILWORTH TIM BELL ADRIAN AKEHURST BEN CHAFFEY DAVID BICKLEY GEOFFREY MEACHAM ADRIAN P LITTLEMORE DAVID MULLENDER SAMANTHA GREENER NEIL PICKERING RODGER S CAIRNCROSS SALLY ROCKS STEVE HAGUE TIM BOTT ADRIAN BOTTOMLEY BERNARD NEWTON DAVID BRIDGE GEOFFREY SMITH ALAISTER JACKSON DAVID OZANNE JOHN HAMMOND NEIL READ RODNEY R BURGES SHANE PARRY STEVE LILLINGTON TIM WADE MBE ADRIAN BULLOCK BERNARD SHAW DAVID COUSINS GEOFFREY WARRILLOW ALAN BUTLER DAVID R GOULD Capt JOHN HARRSION NEIL SHEPPARD ROGER G EVANS SHEILA ALGEO STEVE MAXWELL TIM WEST ADRIAN COONEY BETTINA NERB DAVID CREETON GEOFFREY WILKINSON ALAN C JACKSON DAVID RICHARDSON JOHN HENDERSON NICHOLAS FOX ROGER HOLE SHIRLEY EASDALE STEVE SHIPLEY TIMOTHY BRATTEN ADRIAN DENT BEV WILSON DAVID DIXON GEORGE BINGHAM ALAN DOWNIE DAVID ROBERTS JOHN HOOKER NICHOLAS JENKINS ROGER J ATFIELD SIDNEY WAKELEY STEVE STRUTT TOBY EVES ADRIAN DOE BILL FISHER DAVID EYRE GEORGE MASTERSON ALAN HILL DAVID RUMBOLD JOHN HUMPHREY NICHOLAS MICHAEL BUCKLEY ROGER J KILFORD SIMON A BALDWIN STEVEN ORMEROD TONY ASHCROFT ADRIAN HUDSON BILL HUGHES DAVID FREDERICK HOWES GEORGE MELVIN ALAN JONES DAVID SALTER JOHN MARTIN DAVENPORT Mr NICK BECK ROGER JANSSENS SIMON BULLERS STEVEN STRONG TRACEY PEET ADRIAN SPARROWHAWK BILL ULYETT DAVID GILLILAND GERALD ALDRIDGE ALAN LUTON DAVID SANDERSON JOHN MUNN NICK JAMES ROGER STAKER SIMON COLE STUART G McRAE TREVOR JONES ADRIAN THORPE BRADLEY STONE DAVID GOW GERALD BARKER ALAN MAYES Mr and Mrs DAVID SHARP JOHN PHIL JEREMIAH NICK PEET ROGER TAYLOR SIMON GIRLING STUART ROWAN WALTER DOUGLAS REDMOND A J AVARDS BRANCE W & G A PRATT DAVID GRAHAM GERALD BROOKS ALAN NOYES DAVID SMALLWOOD JOHN PUZEY NICK WRIGHT ROLAND TAYLOR SIMON WILLIAMS STUART SWEETLOVE WALTER J McDONALD A J MACDONALD BRENDA ALISON SMITH DAVID GRIGGS GERALD CARPENTER 1 2 ALAN PETHERBRIDGE DAVID SMITH JOHN RITCHIE NICKOLAS G SWANNELL RONALD PARSONS SOREN CARLSEN SUE DICKERSON WILLIAM DODWELL A LAKE BRENT KNOX-HOLMES DAVID HADDOCK GERALD E MACHIN ALAN ROY MANN DAVID SYKES JOHN RHODES NICKOLAS REEKS RONALD PINDER STEPHEN HAMMOND SUE J BROWN WILLIAM EGAN ALAN ARMSTRONG Mr BRIAN AND Mrs MARY DAVID HALL GERALD F ARTHUR By the end of the 2013 season XH558 was nearing the end her of existing fatigue life. To extend that life, an area 3). Beagle technicians Brian Hewitt and Malcolm Smith checking the drawings prior to marking out the rivet ELIZABETH ALLINSON ALAN THOMPSON DAVID TURNER JOHN SCOTT NICOLA BENSTEAD ROSS BARKMAN STEPHEN HULL SUSAN ASHTON WILLIAM MUDFORD ALAN AUSTIN DAVID HARRIS GERALD GARRATT BRIAN BOWLES of the wing leading edge needed strengthening. Operation 2015 was launched to fund the necessary research and removal. 4). James, Malcolm and Brian carefully prepare the rivet holes in XH558’s wings. 5). Wing leading ALAN WARD DAVID TWEEDIE JOHN SELWYN SMITH NICOLA EVES ROSS HAMILTON STEPHEN MINGAYE SUSAN HODGSON WILLIAM PORTER ALAN COAD DAVID HARRISON GERALD MEYERS BRIAN BRADFORD ALAN WHITEHILL DAVID WEAVER JOHN THOROGOOD NIGEL DAVIS ROY JACKSON STEPHEN M LUCAS SUSAN KNIGHT ALAN COULDWELL DAVID HEARD GERALDINE FOY engineering work. 1). The wing leading edge is stripped of paint so 3D scanning can be carried out by Cranfield edge modification completed. The new strengthening plate awaits painting.6) . XH558 on her first flight of 2014. BRIAN DALE ALAN WINDSOR DAVID WILLIAMS JOHN TURNER NIGEL EDWARDS ROY MUNDAY STEPHEN POWLSON TED CAVILL ALAN CROTTY DAVID HEIGHINGTON GERTJAN VAN DE KLASHORST BRIAN DORER Aerospace. 2). Craftsmen at Beagle Technology Group stretch formed four strengthening panels to precisely ALASTAIR KINROSS DAVID WISEMAN JOHN WALKER NIGEL GRAY ALAN D DAKEYNE DAVID HOUGH GILLIAN BARCLAY BRIAN E BLACKHAM match the contours of the wing. 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