| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | XH483 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Avro 698 Vulcan |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Avro 698 Vulcan |
| Aircraft Version: | Avro 698 Vulcan B.1A |
| C/n (msn): | PS34 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Manston - Kent InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGMH IATA: MSE Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | September 1972 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 19982 |
| Photo Comment |
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With its camouflage paint peeling away from the original white anti-flash finish, this old Vulcan sits forlornly on the Manston fire school dump. Delivered in 5.58 as a Mk1 to 617 Sqdn at Scampton. On receiving Blue Steel air-launched missiles in 1961, the Dam Busters reformed as 50 Sqdn on the other side of Lincoln at Waddington and XH483 was converted to a B.1A. Flew to Manston 9.69 and was all gone by 1977 This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 19 November 2017, and has since been viewed 1025 times. |