Britain’s three V-bombers were created as part of Britain’s nuclear deterrent in the Cold War. Of these, the Vulcan is the best known. Despite the grim primary reason for the Avro Vulcan bomber - ...

The U.S. and USSR were not the only nations to prioritize advanced new armaments during the Cold War. Positioned closer than the U.S. to the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom also built up its aerial ...

If you ask those of us who grew up somewhere in the 1950s to 1970s what our car would be like in the year 2020, we might have described an Avrocar. This top secret vehicle from Canadian Avro was part ...

Scale Model Flight Test Prototypes Sunk in Lake May Provide Clues to Mystery. The Canadian-built CF-105 Avro Arrow is many things in aviation history, but more than anything else, it is an enigma.

When the Avro Vulcan first flew in August of 1952, the distinctive bomber was notably advanced and clearly a child of the Cold War with a conflict against Russia in mind. Put into service just seven ...

-Though nearing retirement, the Vulcan's most famous combat missions were the "Black Buck" raids during the 1982 Falklands War. -In an incredible feat of long-range power projection, a single Vulcan, ...

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