Vulcan bomber

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The Vulcan bomber was a British Royal Air Force delta-wing strategic jet bomber, famed for its long-range Black Buck raids during the Falklands War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf delta-wing aircraft
jet-powered aircraft
military aircraft
strategic bomber
blackBuckTarget Port Stanley runway
surface form: Port Stanley airfield
contemporaries Handley Page Victor
Vickers Valiant bomber
surface form: Vickers Valiant
conventionalArmament conventional bombs
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
crew 5
designedBy Roy Chadwick
Stuart Davies
designedFor high-altitude penetration
engineType turbojet
era Cold War
falklandsRole long-range bombing missions
firstFlightDate 1952-08-30
firstPrototypeDesignation Avro Type 698
introducedIntoService 1956
laterTactics low-level penetration
manufacturer Avro
maximumSpeed approximately Mach 0.96
nationality British
notableAircraft Vulcan XH558
notableOperation Black Buck raids
numberOfEngines 4
operator Royal Air Force
partOf Vulcan bomber self-linksurface differs
surface form: V-bomber force
powerplant Rolls-Royce Olympus turbojet
primaryArmament free-fall nuclear bombs
primaryUser Royal Air Force
range approximately 4,000 miles
retiredFromRAFService 1984
role nuclear deterrent platform
strategic bomber
serviceCeiling about 55,000 ft
serviceDesignation Vulcan bomber self-linksurface differs
surface form: Vulcan B.1

Vulcan bomber self-linksurface differs
surface form: Vulcan B.2
status retired from military service
survivingExamples museum exhibits
taxiable aircraft
usedBy No. 101 Squadron RAF
No. 44 Squadron RAF
No. 50 Squadron RAF
No. 617 Squadron RAF
usedInConflict Falklands War
wingConfiguration tailless delta wing
XH558Retirement 2015
XH558Role display aircraft

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Falklands War usedWeapon Vulcan bomber
RAF Waddington previousHomeBaseOf Vulcan bomber
this entity surface form: Avro Vulcan bomber squadrons
RAF Scampton basedAircraftType Vulcan bomber
this entity surface form: Avro Vulcan
Black Buck raids usedAircraft Vulcan bomber
this entity surface form: Avro Vulcan
No. 617 Squadron RAF aircraftOperated Vulcan bomber
this entity surface form: Avro Vulcan
Vulcan bomber partOf Vulcan bomber self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Avro Vulcan
this entity surface form: V-bomber force
Vulcan bomber serviceDesignation Vulcan bomber self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Avro Vulcan
this entity surface form: Vulcan B.1
Vulcan bomber serviceDesignation Vulcan bomber self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Avro Vulcan
this entity surface form: Vulcan B.2
Operation Corporate notableAircraft Vulcan bomber
this entity surface form: Avro Vulcan
RAF Strike Command equipment Vulcan bomber
this entity surface form: Avro Vulcan
Avro notableWork Vulcan bomber
this entity surface form: Avro Vulcan
RAF Waddington International Air Show featuredAircraftType Vulcan bomber
this entity surface form: Avro Vulcan
A.V. Roe and Company notableWork Vulcan bomber
this entity surface form: Avro Vulcan
Port Stanley runway attackedBy Vulcan bomber
this entity surface form: Avro Vulcan bombers
Martin Withers aircraftFlown Vulcan bomber
this entity surface form: Avro Vulcan
Operation Black Buck aircraftTypeUsed Vulcan bomber
this entity surface form: Vulcan B.2
Handley Page Victor contemporaneousWith Vulcan bomber
this entity surface form: Avro Vulcan
No. 44 Squadron RAF aircraftOperated Vulcan bomber
this entity surface form: Avro Vulcan
No. 44 Squadron RAF notableAircraft Vulcan bomber
this entity surface form: Avro Vulcan V‑bomber
Vickers Valiant bomber contemporaneousWith Vulcan bomber
subject surface form: Vickers Valiant
this entity surface form: Avro Vulcan
Vickers Valiant bomber successorInRole Vulcan bomber
subject surface form: Vickers Valiant
this entity surface form: Avro Vulcan
No. 50 Squadron RAF aircraftOperated Vulcan bomber
this entity surface form: Avro Vulcan
Vulcan XH558 aircraftType Vulcan bomber
this entity surface form: Avro Vulcan B.2
Vulcan XH558 lastAirworthyExampleOf Vulcan bomber
this entity surface form: Avro Vulcan
Vulcan XH558 airframeVariant Vulcan bomber
this entity surface form: Vulcan B.2
Rolls-Royce Olympus turbojet usedInAircraft Vulcan bomber
subject surface form: Rolls-Royce Olympus
this entity surface form: Avro Vulcan
Rolls-Royce Olympus turbojet poweredAircraft Vulcan bomber
subject surface form: Rolls-Royce Olympus
this entity surface form: Avro Vulcan B.2
617 Squadron usedAircraft Vulcan bomber
this entity surface form: Avro Vulcan
Avro Type 698 developedInto Vulcan bomber
this entity surface form: Avro Vulcan
Avro Type 698 ledToDevelopmentOf Vulcan bomber
this entity surface form: Avro Vulcan strategic bomber
Avro Type 698 successor Vulcan bomber
this entity surface form: Avro Vulcan
Stuart Davies notableWork Vulcan bomber
this entity surface form: Avro Vulcan
Stuart Davies designed Vulcan bomber
this entity surface form: Avro Vulcan
Woodford Aerodrome notableAircraftProduced Vulcan bomber
this entity surface form: Avro Vulcan