Royal Air Force Avro 698 Vulcan B.2 XL319
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Operator: Royal Air Force - XL319
Aircraft: Avro - 698 Vulcan B.2
Airport: UK - England - Sunderland
Category: Main database
Photo taken on 2008-8-1 by Wallace Shackleton [Contact]
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Photographer's remark
(15.8.2008, 14:52 CET)
From the NEAM web site, "XL319 was delivered to RAF Scampton for 617 Squadron (Dambusters) in an all white anti-flash colour scheme on 20th October 1961. It later served with 83 Squadron before the introduction of centralised servicing discontinued the allocation of individual aircraft to specific units put the aircraft under the control of Scampton Wing (27Sqn, 83Sqn & 617Sqn). When unit marks came back into vogue in 1969 the markings of 230OCU at Finningley appeared on the aircraft (the aircraft moved with the unit to Scampton). When 35 Squadron returned from Akrotiri, Cyprus in January 1979, XL319 was transferred to their charge. Prior to disbanding of 35Sqn on 28th February 1982, it was transferred to Waddington for use by 44Sqn, in whose markings it appeared in by 13th April 1982. 44Sqn disbanded on 21st December 1982. During the Falklands war in 1982 XL319 was one of three Vulcan's which embarked on a good-will tour of the USA, eventually returning home via Goose Bay, Canada. It was acquired by the museum for £5,000 and flown to Sunderland Airport by Sqn Ldr R J Reeve and Sqn Ldr N McDougall DFC on 21 January 1983 to join the NEAM and was the first of its type to be released to an independent collection in the UK."
1 Reddog111
(9 September 2009 - 10:19 CET)
Wallace,
..your information about the Vulcan is inspirational. I now live in Aus,
but whilst in the UK in Aug, went to Wellsbourne Mountford, Coventry Air Museum and of
course, Faiford to see the Mighty Vulcan. Proud to be English!
Have you read 'Vulcan
607' by Rowland White? A great read.
Reddog.
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