Registration / Serial:XJ781
Aircraft Original Type:Avro 698 Vulcan
Aircraft Generic Type:Avro 698 Vulcan
Aircraft Version:Avro 698 Vulcan B.2
C/n (msn):PS19
Operator Titles:UK - Air Force
City / Airport:Luqa - Malta International (LMML / MLA)Map
Country:Malta
Photo Date:13 February 1973
Photo by:John VisanichContact
Photo ID:572861Submit Correction
View count: 238
At the time operated by 9 Squadron, Akrotiri Strike Wing. Damaged beyond repair at Shiraz Air Base, Iran, on 23 May 1973, from where it had taken off on a routine training mission. On returning to Shiraz, port undercarriage leg jammed up and aircraft swung on landing into a gulley; declared Cat.5(C) and broken up on site.
Registration / Serial:XJ781
Aircraft Version:Avro 698 Vulcan B.2
C/n (msn):PS19
Operator Titles:UK - Air Force
City / Airport:Luqa - Malta International (LMML / MLA)Map
Country:Malta
Photo Date:13 February 1973
Photo by:John VisanichContact
Registration / Serial:XJ781
Aircraft Original Type:Avro 698 Vulcan
Aircraft Generic Type:Avro 698 Vulcan
Aircraft Version:Avro 698 Vulcan B.2
C/n (msn):PS19
Operator Titles:UK - Air Force
City / Airport:Luqa - Malta International (LMML / MLA)Map
Country:Malta
Photo Date:13 February 1973
Photo by:John VisanichContact
Photo ID:572861Submit Correction
View count: 238
At the time operated by 9 Squadron, Akrotiri Strike Wing. Damaged beyond repair at Shiraz Air Base, Iran, on 23 May 1973, from where it had taken off on a routine training mission. On returning to Shiraz, port undercarriage leg jammed up and aircraft swung on landing into a gulley; declared Cat.5(C) and broken up on site.
Registration / Serial:XJ781
Aircraft Version:Avro 698 Vulcan B.2
C/n (msn):PS19
Operator Titles:UK - Air Force
City / Airport:Luqa - Malta International (LMML / MLA)Map
Country:Malta
Photo Date:13 February 1973
Photo by:John VisanichContact