Avro Vulcan (1952)
Vulcan B.Mk 2 XM597, stationed at Wideawake Airfield, Ascension Island, during the Falklands campaign of 1982. This aircraft was used on both Black Buck anti-radar attacks and made an emergency landing in Brazil after a raid on the night of 2/3 June. Vulcan B.Mk 2 XM607 was one of the aircraft involved in the first of the Black Buck raids…
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