Aircraft Photo of XA903 | Avro 698 Vulcan B.1 | UK - Air Force | AirHistory.net #451110
Aircraft
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
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

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.

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