Beloved British Avro Vulcan bomber XH588’s but the Civil Aviation Authority is not done examining . In particular a series of aerobatic maneuvers, seen in the video below, that were executed over Lincolnshire on October 4th.

The maneuvers in question, which look an awful lot like rolls, occurred after a ban on vintage jet aerobatics was

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) in the U.K. has announced “a series of immediate restrictions…

The CAA, which is roughly the British equivalent to the FAA in the United States, :

A spokesman for the CAA said it was looking whether the Vulcan “may have performed a roll manoeuvre.”

He added: “This did not occur during an air display. Although not normally allowed under its current permissions to fly, a roll is a benign manoeuvre and the Vulcan’s maintenance support organisation has confirmed that the aircraft is safe to fly.

Will the CAA give the a break under the circumstances, especially considering the bomber will never? We will keep you updated as to how the story unfolds.

After pulling off an amazing display at Royal International Air Tattoo last month, the last flying…

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