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

The Avro Vulcan's delta-wing design turned out to be revolutionary for its time. The first prototypes included the Avro 707, ...

The first Vulcan test flight took place in late August 1952, piloted by Wing Commander Roland "Roly" John Falk. According to BAE systems, it was quite the showing, with the aircraft demonstrating ...

Because Avro Vulcan lacked flight experience with a delta-wing, it decided to build two experimental aircraft to test the principle – both scaled-down versions of the 698.

The UK introduced its Avro Vulcan bomber just days after the end of the Second World War. This jet-powered, tailless, delta-wing aircraft would become the UK’s nuclear bomber during the Cold War.

The volunteers have vast experience to draw on for this Vulcan-flying-for-dummies lesson. ‘Having spent 10 years working on Vulcans I then took 30 years without going near any military aircraft ...

Aviation fans will be given a final chance to see and hear South Yorkshire’s Doncaster’s famous Vulcan bomber before it is dismantled and moved away early next year.

Veteran aircraft narrowly avoids shooting into busy road . ... A Vulcan bomber ploughed into a field after slipping off a runway, stopping just inches away from cars on a busy road.

Trustees of a preserved Avro Vulcan are not ruling out a ferry flight to a new location, following a decision not to extend the parking agreement for the bomber at Doncaster Sheffield airport.

Custodians of the last Vulcan bomber to fly in military service, which has been based in South Yorkshire for more than 10 years, say they are “humbled” by the public love and support for the ...

Air enthusiasts will get another chance to hear the engine roar of the last Vulcan bomber to fly, according to the trust which returned the aircraft to the... Wednesday, 26 February 2025.

The aircraft, which draws crowds of visitors, is looked after by the XM655 Maintenance and Preservation Society at the airfield. The Vulcan only occasionally makes high-speed taxi runs, and prior ...