The Trust

Vulcan To The Sky Trust
Engineering and Operations Division of VTST


Dr Robert Pleming MBCS CITP ARAeS
CEO
Dr Robert Pleming Robert gained his Doctorate at the Department of Nuclear Physics at Oxford University . After a successful career in IT with IBM, in 1994 he moved to become the UK Technical Director for Cisco Systems, at a time when the company had only 18 employees in this country.

As an air cadet in 1968, Robert gained an RAF Flying Scholarship, and soloed in a Cessna 152 at Luton Airport . In the mid-'90s, a conversation with David Walton, owner of the recently grounded Avro Vulcan XH558, sparked the idea of putting together a formal proposal for the return of the awesome Vulcan to flight. Robert built a team of expert advisors to investigate what needed to be done, and to guide the project's direction. This approach established sufficient credibility with British Aerospace and the Civil Aviation Authority for the decision to be taken to proceed with the activities necessary to achieve the return to flight.

In April 2000, with technical feasibility proved and the decision from British Aerospace to support the project behind him, Robert moved on voluntarily from his Cisco career to the full-time unpaid role of Project Director for what was then the Avro Vulcan XH558 Plan-to-Flight Project.

Since that time Robert has worked to bring the engineering project to the position in which it stands today, and his experience and lifelong enthusiasm for aviation contribute to ensuring a successful return-to-flight for this historic aircraft.


Esther "Rusty" Drewett
Commercial Manager
Esther “Rusty” DrewettBorn and educated in Dumbarton, Scotland; Rusty grew up with a passion for rugby aeroplanes and people. Directed by the infamous RAF aptitude selection process she has spent her working life in Administration and Finance. Far from being the boring choice it seemed: with a career spanning RAF Service, The International Badminton Federation and a period of self employment: this path has allowed her the freedom to work, raise a family and meet and make friends with very wide spectrum of people both in the UK and Overseas.

Rusty has been a keen supporter of the restoration to flight of XH558 from the beginning, having served as treasurer of the supporters club for the last four years. She has now been appointed Administration Manager for the restoration project based at Bruntingthorpe.

Rusty is a keen rugby follower and is always on the winning side in the Calcutta Cup, thanks to an English father. Currently living in Market Harborough, a self confessed Hispanofile with a home in southern Spain, she is married with two grown up sons and two grand daughters.


Peter Silver
Membership Administrator
Administration Staff
Andrew Edmondson Colin Marshall Denis Parker Joanne Kinvig
Andrew Edmondson
Engineering Manager
Colin Marshall
Logistics Manager

Denis Parker
Visitors Manager

Joanne Kinvig
Trainee Engineer

Dave Wilson    

Dave Wilson
Manage't Consultant

   
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Engineering Staff
Alan Rolfe Colin Stirrat Kevin "Mouse" Penfold Nick Clark
Alan Rolfe
Propulsion Bay
Colin Stirrat
Airframe
Kevin "Mouse" Penfold
Electrical
Nick Clarke
Airframe/Propulsion
Pat Bowyer Phil Raymond Kevin "Taff" Stone
Pat Bowyer
Avionics Bay
Phil Raymond
Airframe
Kevin Stone
Electrical / Avionics
Trevor Bailey      
Trevor Bailey
Airframe / Propulsion
     
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Logistics Staff
Craig Stirrat Colin McNeil
Craig Stirrat
 
Colin McNeil
 
Simon Ryan      
Simon Ryan
 

 
   
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Hangar Staff
Mark Brown Mark Malin Derek Bates Bob Moore
Mark Brown
Hangar Maintenance
Mark Malin
Hangar Maintenance
Derek Bates
Hangar Maintenance
Bob Moore
Hangar Assistant
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MA Technicians
JJ Boyle Derek Marshall Stu Bond
JJ Boyle
MA On-site Manager
Derek Marshall
Propulsion / Airframe
Stu Bond
Electrical
John Hufton Mick Flemmington    
John Hufton
Avionics (Aeropeople)
Mick Flemmington
Electrical (Aeropeople)
   
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Contractors/Consultants
Ian Murray Malcolm Lawrence Don Kilbey Lynne Braithwaite
IanMurray
 
Malcolm Lawrence
 
Don Kilbey
 
Lynne Braithwaite
 
Ron Evans
Ron Evans
Propulsion/Airframe
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RAF Technicians
Chris Ackland Scott Alvey Adam "Skippy" Skippen "Howie" Richens
Chris Ackland Scott Alvey Adam "Skippy" Skippen "Howie" Richens
Geoff Allbright Karl Allen Martin Hardy Lee O'Connell
Geoff Allbright Karl Allen Martin Hardy Lee O'Connell
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Volunteers
Adrian Littlemoor Derek Briginshaw Henley Hunnisett Peter Kennett
Adrian Littlemoor Derek Briginshaw Henley Hunnisett Peter Kennett
Simon Chipman Barbara Chipman Gordon Harrison Bob Miller
Simon Chipman Barbara Chipman Gordon Harrison Bob Miller
John Butcher John Nuttall George Barton Arthur Webb
John Butcher John Nuttall George Barton Arthur Webb
Frank Edmondson

Frank Edmondson

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