A Vulcan Bomber is flying over Carlisle Airport for the final time as part of its two-day salute to the V-Force, Farewell to Flight Tour 2015. After surviving the Cold War Era and The Falklands, ...

Thousands turned out to say goodbye to a piece of Britain’s military history when the last flying Avro Vulcan, XH558 The Spirit of Great Britain,… ...

Vulcan bomber farewell tour - where you can see iconic fighter plane for final time The Cold War nuclear warplane will today fly past Durham, Newcastle, Carlisle, Manchester and Derby after taking ...

The world's last flying Vulcan bomber, XH558, will this weekend perform fly-pasts around the country giving large crowds a chance to say goodbye to the Cold War bomber UK News Website of the Year 2024 ...

WE shared a picture of the Vulcan bomber at Carlisle airport, which was taken by Craig Slater. Here's how our readers reacted to the photo. Joan Bowman said: "Gosh is the Vulcan still based at ...

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 ...

The XM655 Vulcan bomber careered off the runway as it attempted to 'high-speed taxi test' at Wellesbourne Airfield near Stratford-upon-Avon, Warks. Pictures taken at the scene show the bomber’s ...

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.

Summary: The UK introduced the Avro Vulcan bomber shortly after WWII, serving as a key component of its Cold War nuclear deterrent. -Designed by Avro with a distinctive delta-wing, the Vulcan’s ...