The Avro Vulcan bomber is one of the most iconic aircraft ... By the end of 1970, the UK decided to withdraw the type from its role as an active nuclear deterrent as it focused on the Polaris ...

Manufacturers A V Roe & Co (Avro) named the aircraft 'Vulcan' after the Roman god of fire. The plane initially carried the UK's first nuclear weapon, the Blue Danube gravity bomb, and was equipped ...

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 ...

Aviation enthusiasts in Reading have one last chance to see a Vulcan bomber soar through the skies - even if they have to travel a little way for it. The Vulcan XH558 will embark on a cross ...

For £30 you can have your name written on the wing of the last airworthy Vulcan bomber Supporters of the last airworthy Vulcan bomber are being given the chance to have their names written on its ...

XH558, the world’s only flying Avro Vulcan ‘V-bomber’, is RNAS Yeovilton Air Day’s first confirmed flying display participant. . Now 55 years old, this thunderous Cold War icon which ...

But it's not the only Vulcan ever to roar out of the UK. Aviation enthusiasts will fondly recall the Avro Vulcan, an iconic jet bomber from the 1950s. There's only one such aircraft still capable ...

The Avro aircraft company opened its ... experience of a bombing mission from the UK to Berlin. A replica of the Roe I Triplane replica and the Avro Vulcan XM603 are also among the displays.