The Avro Vulcan was a British high-altitude, long-range strategic bomber, renowned for its distinctive, massive delta-wing ...

In 1961, eight RAF Vulcan bombers joined the largest air defense drill in U.S. history—Exercise Sky Shield. Their mission: simulate a Soviet nuclear strike and penetrate NORAD’s most advanced defenses ...

A secret Cold War-era deal lets British jets shadow Russian bombers when they fly near a vital Atlantic chokepoint A Russian Tu-95 strategic bomber over the Kremlin in Moscow in May 2015.

Instead, it was a standard bomber, and a monstrously potent one at that: during the Falklands War, it was the basis of the devastating Operation Black Buck bombing campaign, the most prolonged ...

Cold War nuclear bomber goes on display at IWM Duxford. 27 September 2022. Share Save. ... "It's a totally unique aircraft and shows a really interesting part of British aviation history.

John Folkes could not have been in any greater danger. Strapped to the ‘rumble seat’ behind the pilot of a Canberra bomber, battling the shockwaves of a nuclear bomb, the terrified 19-year-old ...

If Russian bombers fly near Ireland, they may be intercepted by fighter jets — but not Irish ones. Under a secret agreement between the UK and the Republic of Ireland that dates back more than ...

Since the 1950s, Ireland has allowed British jets to intercept Russian aircraft near Irish airspace. Ireland's west coast overlooks North Atlantic waters that the Russians and NATO keep a close eye on ...