Vulcan 607

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It should have been impossible. Conceived in the reign of George VI, the Vulcan was the longest-range bomber that the RAF possessed, able to fly 4,000 miles at 50,000ft. Unfortunately, the nearest available airfield to the Falklands - Ascension Island - was an 8,000-mile round trip away.

Gunston, Bill. "The V-bombers: Avro Vulcan – Part 3". Aeroplane Monthly, Vol. 8, No. 12, December 1980, pp.620–626. ISSN 0143-7240. Polmar, N, and Bell, D. 2004. One Hundred Years of World Military Aircraft. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. Vulcan B.1 XA894 flew with five Olympus engines, the standard four Mk.101s, plus a reheated Olympus 320 destined for the BAC TSR-2 in an underslung nacelle. This aircraft was destroyed in a ground fire at Filton on 3 December 1962. [183] Vulcan Jet Bomber Smashes England To Australia Record". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 22 June 1961. p.1 . Retrieved 26 March 2020– via Trove.

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Middlebrook, Martin (2009) [1989]. Argentine Fight for the Falklands. Barnsley, United Kingdom: Pen & Sword Military. ISBN 9781844158881. Shields, John (2021). Air Power in the Falklands Conflict: An Operational Level Insight Into Air Warfare in the South Atlantic. Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Air World. ISBN 978-1-3990-0752-8. OCLC 1310247587.

Vulcan B.1 XA902 was withdrawn from RAF service after a landing accident in 1958. After rebuilding, it replaced VX770 as the Conway test bed, fitted with four RCo.11s. The two inner Conways were replaced with Rolls-Royce Speys, flying for the first time in this configuration on 12 October 1961. [183] squadron (the first Vulcan squadron operated the B.1/B.1A from 1957 to 1960 and the B.2 from 1960 to 1969) [212] On 12 June 1963, Vulcan B.1A XH477 of No. 50 Squadron crashed in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. During a low-level exercise, the Vulcan was flown into terrain. All five crewmembers were killed. [233] [234] [235] [236] A total of 134 production Vulcans were assembled at Woodford Aerodrome, 45 to the B.1 design and 89 were B.2 models, the last being delivered to the RAF in January 1965. [195] Contract dateThe raging sky was too much to contend with though. The bouncing around of the tankers caused XH699’s refuelling probe to shear off under the strain. The Victor, flown by Flight Lieutenant Steve Biglands, could take no more fuel. XL189 and XH699 swapped places for the final refuel.