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The Avro Vulcan Bomber Was the Hero of the Falklands WarThe Avro Vulcan was a British high-altitude, long-range strategic bomber, renowned for its distinctive, massive delta-wing ...
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Too High to Survive: Why the Vulcan Went Under the Radar in the Cold WarLong after its retirement, the Avro Vulcan remains a symbol of British aerospace brilliance. In its final years and post-service life, enthusiasts fought to keep it flying, and museums raced to ...
Avro Vulcan at Goodwood Festival of Speed Oh, and there's an air show. The Avro Vulcan, a Cold War era British nuclear bomber, flew over Goodwood in 2013 and will appear again this year.
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 Avro B-1 Vulcan is an addition to the Armed Forces collection, in which Bremont is granted the right to use the insignia of all three branches of the British military.
Vulcan restoration project 2007-08-15T00:00:00+01:00 The Vulcan To the Sky Trust (VTST) is concerned with the restoration and preservation of the Avro Vulcan G-VLCN ( XH558).
The Avro Vulcan, known by its designation XH558, may have to be permanently grounded earlier than thought if crowds of well-wishers fail to heed warnings to stay away from Doncaster’s Robin ...
VX770, an Avro Vulcan prototype, on the 16th September, 1952. Photo: Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images. Avro Vulcan B.1, the initial production aircraft, with straight leading edge.
The Vulcan's hoped-for participation in a Falklands War 25th anniversary fly-past in June 2007 did not happen, but work continued apace to get the aircraft airborne before the year closed.
The factory also produced the Avro Vulcan, the Hawker Siddeley Nimrod and the BAe 146. Avro, which became BAE Systems, closed the site in 2011. Image source, Avro Heritage Museum.
THE STAR of Shoreham Airshow will be the Avro Vulcan which will be taking its final flight in Sussex. Returning for its 26th year, the show - which starts tomorrow - will see the "swansong" of the ...
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