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

Avro continued working on his visions, and the Avro Vulcan bomber later became the most advanced bomber aircraft of the Royal Air Force from 1956 to 1984. Primarily, Vulcan was intended as a high ...

On May 1st 1982, a single Vulcan flew over Port Stanley and bombed the airfield there, achieving a direct hit which rendered it unusable by fighter aircraft. The plane was retired by the RAF in 1984.

The Vulcan to the Sky charity said it was unable to meet a £2.2m deadline to raise funds for the proposed showcase at Doncaster Sheffield Airport. The XH558 bomber last flew in 2015 after a £6 ...

the original home base for the aircraft when it was RAF Finningley One of the last Cold War Vulcan bombers is set to be moved from its current home in South Yorkshire. Plans for a new hangar for ...

The Sea Wiz is the affectionate nickname given to a 20mm Vulcan Cannon on board the USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier. It fires 4,500 rounds a minute, can hit a target five miles away and has ...

In September 1981, there had been some discussion of the sale of a single Vulcan aircraft, which, it was assumed would not materially affect Argentina's strike capability. The FCO judged that a ...

AN ICONIC plane has received confirmation of its long-term future at Doncaster Sheffield Airport, following ongoing ...

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 ...

The M134 GAU-17 “Vulcan” cannon is a six-barreled, air cooled, medium machine gun used primarily as a fire suppression weapon in aircraft for the U.S. military. The so-called “Gatling ...