a pleasant surprise to see this beautiful aircraft . After restoration work, XM655 made her first public taxi run at Wellesbourne Mountford Airfield on 16 February 1997, with another two runs later that year. Since then, XM655 has made a more or less annual public taxi run as part of the Wellesbourne Wings and Wheels show. There were two runs in 1999, and the 2007 show was cancelled. The 2009 event took place on 21 June, accompanied by both the Red Arrows and Avro Vulcan XH558 flypast as it returned from the Netherlands. XM655 is also used by the crews of XH558 as required for currency and ground training when only ground running is required or when XH558 is unavailable due to maintenance.