[Leica] [IMG] AIRCRAFT - Last flying Vulcan XH558

[pdzwig at summaventures.com (Peter Dzwig)]

Some shots of the last flying Vulcan taken at Goodwood this year. Thought 
some
of you might be interested :-)

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The Avro Vulcan was one of the mainstays of the British V-Bomber nuclear 
strike
force in the 1960s. They were operational with the RAF from 1953 to 1984. The
trio of Avro Vulcan, Handley Page Victor and Vickers Valiant were designed to
carry nuclear bombs far into the heart of the old Soviet Union.

The Vulcan last saw action carrying conventional weapons in the Falklands War
when a force of them flew non-stop from Ascension to the Falklands (and 
back!)
refuelling from Victor tankers with which they rendez-vous'd over the South
Atlantic. The mission was to deny the Argentinians the use of the Falklands
airstrip at Stamley.

The Vulcan was also used as a flying testbed for the RR Olympus engines that
were used to power Concorde.

see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Vulcan#Flying

Your comments and constructive criticisms are as always welcome,

Thanks for taking the time to look.

Peter Dzwig