
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | XA903 |
Aircraft Original Type: | Avro 698 Vulcan |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Avro 698 Vulcan |
Aircraft Version: | Avro 698 Vulcan B.1 |
C/n (msn): | PS15 |
Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | FarnboroughMap |
Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGLF IATA: FAB Local: - Other: - |
Photo Date: | September 1982 |
Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
Photo ID: | 1862 |
Photo Comment |
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A famous Vulcan indeed - used solely as a test bed for the Blue Steel missile project, then the Concorde Olympus 593 and later RB199 engine development with a mock-up MRCA (Tornado) fuselage under-slung including a trial cannon installation. F/f 10.05.57. An RR crew flew 903 into Farnborough from Filton on 27.2.79. Dismantling began in 1980 and finally b/u soon after this shot. Nose/cockpit saved and taken to Wellesbourne Mountford This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 30 July 2017, and has since been viewed 793 times. |