Of these, the Vulcan is the best known. Despite the grim primary reason for the Avro Vulcan bomber - nuclear warfare - the ...

The Avro Vulcan's delta wing design contributed to its exceptional high-speed, high-altitude performance and iconic silhouette. With a top speed of 646 mph and impressive climb capability, the ...

The Vulcan strategic bomber was used by the RAF between 1956 and 1984, and formed the backbone of Britain's airborne nuclear deterrent during the Cold War. Manufacturers A V Roe & Co (Avro ...

As the designer of the Lancaster, the RAF’s workhouse heavy bomber of WW2, Roy Chadwick deserves to be lauded as a ‘Great’; it was his invention that delivered perhaps the most famed precision air ...

The Avro aircraft company opened its site at Woodford ... The factory also produced the Avro Vulcan, the Hawker Siddeley Nimrod and the BAe 146. Avro, which became BAE Systems, closed the site ...

The XH558 bomber last flew in 2015 after a £6.5m restoration project. Michael Trotter, from Vulcan to the Sky, said everyone at the charity was "devastated" at the news. The Avro Vulcan currently ...

The Avro Vulcan XH558 Spirit of Great Britain, which was built in about 1960, was the last of the iconic bombers in military service and, after 1986, was the last to fly at all. The aircraft has ...