-Though nearing retirement, the Vulcan's most famous combat missions were the "Black Buck" raids during the 1982 Falklands War. -In an incredible feat of long-range power projection, a single Vulcan, ...

Air shows are about, first and foremost, the sheer spectacle. The unique thrill of seeing a particular favorite or rare aircraft in action. Just as an experienced birdwatcher would recognize the ...

Experience a stunning piece of aviation history with this original footage of the Avro Vulcan performing at the 1956 ...

Meet the Avro Vulcan: Located closer to the Soviet Union than the United States, the United Kingdom also had an important dual mission to protect the homeland and take the fight to the USSR if needed ...

Tony Blackman, who has died aged 96, was an RAF fighter pilot who later joined Avro, where he tested over 100 of the delta-wing Vulcan bombers and rose to be chief test pilot. He was invited to join ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: In any event, the RAF dropped the idea. To defeat the Backfires, the U.S. Navy deployed carrier-based F-14 fighters armed with Phoenixes. In 1976, the British Royal ...

After Argentina seized the Falklands in April 1982, the British began planning to retake them. Planning was complicated by the vast distances between the Falklands and British bases. So the British ...

Once upon a time, bailing out of a plane involved popping open the roof or door, and hopping out with your parachute, hoping that you’d maintained enough altitude to slow down before you hit the ...

A fundraising appeal has been launched in a bid to help preserve the last Cold War Vulcan bomber to take flight. The Vulcan to the Sky Trust, which looks after the Avro Vulcan XH558 Spirit of Great ...