
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: | CardiffMap |
Region / Country: | Wales, United Kingdom |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGFF IATA: CWL Local: - Other: - |
Collection: | Wales Aircraft Museum |
Photo Date: | 14 September 1985 |
Photo by: | Kev Slade |
Photo ID: | 451110 |
Photo Comment |
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XA903 was the Blue Steel trials aircraft and became the Rolls-Royce test bed for Concorde Olympus and Tornado RB199 engines also had an experimental 27mm canon fit. She made the last flight of a B.1 at Farnborough and was broken up in 1984. The nose went to the Wales Aircraft Museum that year, followed by Sidcup, London by 1993. Preserved at Wellsbourne Mountford since 1999. This photo is copyright © Kev Slade, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 4 April 2022, and has since been viewed 434 times. |