IN response to the Vulcan article, let’s not forget that the people who are actually paying the £350.000 to keep the Vulcan flying are doing so at their own expense.

There is no Government funding towards the upkeep of the Vulcan, so I fail to understand the comment that it is a waste of money.

As for the suggestion for her to reside at a museum for people to look at (along with the other 20 un-airworthy examples around the world), that would be like having a fine scotch whisky and just staring at the bottle.

Let’s not forget this is a piece of English heritage, and in fact, the Vulcan is our most successful bomber.

You could make a comment such as that by R Harris, that the Vulcan was built to obliterate Russian cities but never did.

In fact she has done exactly what she was built to do – act as a deterrent during the Cold War.

Let’s not forget the Falklands conflict in 1982 when the Vulcans flew a record distance round trip from the Ascension Islands to Port Stanley, where the Argentinian held airfield’s runway was destroyed without loss of life, thus disrupting attacks on our troops.

This proves that she should be celebrated and kept airworthy at the cost of generous donations by the public.

Many of the people who come to the air festival come to see the display of the Vulcan and therefore it plays a part in boosting our local economy. So in my eyes and indeed my ears, the Vulcan is a worthy cause of public support.

GA WALKER, Lytton Road, Springbourne, Bournemouth