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Bomber Aircraft: Avro Vulcan
History at High Altitudes During the Cold War, the UK required long-range, high-altitude bombers to deliver nuclear payloads, and that's when A.V Roe & Company (Avro) came up with Avro Vulcan.  This ...
The Avro Vulcan was nearly retired when war broke out in the Falklands. Yet, using patched-up refueling systems and Cold War tactics, it completed some of the longest bombing runs in history. This ...
Inspired by the high-altitude Avro Vulcan jet, ... The watch is 42mm in steel and its design is based on the Bremont Arrow, an earlier model dedicated to the RAF.
The XH558 model is the only airworthy example of the 134 Avro Vulcan bombers operated by the Royal Air Force from 1953 to 1984. It has taken 15 years and hundreds of hours to restore, costing over ...
Retired by the Royal Air Force in March 1984, Avro Vulcan production totals 136 units. B.1 XA897, the first one to be delivered, crashed at Heathrow in London during Operation Tasman Flight.