Britain developed the tailless Avro Vulcan as a high-altitude nuclear deterrent able to carry a 10,000-pound weapon deep into ...

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 ...

Summary and Key Points: The Avro Vulcan was designed as a bomber, but it was never defined so tightly in practice. Britain's great delta-winged V-bomber handled like a fighter, and at 45,000 feet it ...

The Avro Vulcan XH558, the last airworthy example of the iconic British bomber, completed its final flight on October 28, marking the end of its 8-year "Farewell to Flight" season. The decision to ...

The end of the end is near for the famed Avro Vulcan Bomber "XH558." The aircraft has been flying in private hands and with private funding since 2007, an amazing feat to say the least. Now, after ...

The following image shows Avro Vulcan XH558 (carrying civil registration G-VLCN), the only airworthy bomber of a fleet of 134 Vulcan V bombers operated by the Royal Air Force from 1953 until 1984.

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 ...

It spent most of its life as a strategic nuclear bomber, but it could have been made for air shows - and now a UK team is working to get an Avro Vulcan back in the sky. The combination of grace and ...