Dispels the talk that such occurrences were a ‘myth’ and that Vulcan snow clearing teams would never be required on those airframes in preservation.

When XM594 first came to Newark in 1983 they had a ‘temporary snow clearing team’ on standby should the need arise. This team was stood down when NAM had the concrete dug out and the nose wheel of XM594 was tethered into the ground via a large red hook onto the undercarriage.