Believe it or not, Vulcan XH558 is not connected to the RAF but operated by a private group. A bit more enlightened than the US. I spent a couple summers in college helping some ConVair/GD folks restore the last B-36 at GSW. Everyone said, "Yeah, yeah, do what you can." When we got the hydraulics and 3 4360s working, the Air Force stepped in and said, "We are not going to give you an intercontinental nuclear bomber to play with." Ended up cutting the fuselage and trucking it to Carswell. It was kicked out of its hanger there a few years ago and trucked to Pima.