In the early Cold War, the Royal Air Force fielded three separate strategic bombers—but relinquished all three amid advances in anti-air technology. The Vulcan’s “Black Buck” missions in the Falklands ...

Air shows are about, first and foremost, the sheer spectacle. The unique thrill of seeing a particular favorite or rare aircraft in action. Just as an experienced birdwatcher would recognize the ...

Meet the Avro Vulcan: Located closer to the Soviet Union than the United States, the United Kingdom also had an important dual mission to protect the homeland and take the fight to the USSR if needed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. avro vulcan USAF Britain’s three V-bombers were created as part of Britain’s nuclear deterrent in the Cold War. Of these, the ...

Avro Vulcan bombers stand lined up at RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire in 1960 - Getty It’s ironic that the finest hour of Britain’s V-Force of strategic nuclear bombers came long after it had been stripped ...

The Avro Vulcan XL426 remains one of the loudest and most distinctive bombers ever built. During a fast and static taxi run at Southend Airport the aircraft unleashed its legendary howl as the engines ...

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. The ...

Planning permission has been granted for a major new exhibition hangar at the Avro Heritage Museum in Stockport, paving the ...

This programme traces the history of the Avro Vulcan VBomber from conception in the early 1950s as a strategic nuclear bomber through to departure from the Royal Air ...