Avro Vulcan B.2 Collection

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The Avro Vulcan is a Delta Wing Strategic Bomber used by the RAF between 1956 and 1984.
The type was produced from 1956 until 1965 with a total of 136 airframes.
45 were of the type B.1, of which only 3 nose sections are believed to still exist. They are not visible in GE and not in this collection.
89 B.2 variants were delivered to the RAF, of which 19 full airframes and 9 nose sections survive to this day.

3 of the full airframes are in Museums and are not visible in GE. I have included their approximate locations for completeness.

Two B.2 nose sections that still survive are not in the collection as I do not have accurate locations for them.
XM602 nose section is probably located at Bruntingthorpe although it is owned by the Air and Space Museum in Manchester.
XM652 nose section is in a private collection near Welshpool, but is not visble in GE with the current imagery.

EDIT: XA903 B.1 nose section is located near Stranraer, Scotland in a private collection. (Thanks to frankmcvey for the location)
EDIT: XA893 B.1 nose section added back in now I have a more accurate location.
EDIT: XH563 B.2MRR nose section is located at Morayvia Aviation Museum in Kinloss, Scotland.


I don't believe there are any more to be found, but I found extra ones myself as did Frank, so I welcome being proved wrong on this one.

Cheers,
Sean.

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[Hill]

Great collection for a great looking design. 

[v6srs]

You should never say never. I missed one. 

XH537 Nose section is on display at the newly relocated Bournemouth Aviation Museum.

I am also trying to track down whether the B.1 Nose section that used to be on display at Cosford was scrapped, or just shuffled into a back room due to its poor condition.

KMZ updated in initial post.

Cheers,
Sean.

[v6srs]

Never say never again.

My head obviously wasn't in the game when I originally put this collection together, as I have missed 3 more nose sections, 2 of which are visible in GE.
In my defence, it appears that there is no one source on the web that has all the survivors listed. My collection is now pieced together from several different sources of information.

XL388 B.2 Nose section is at Aeroventure in Doncaster.
XL445 K.2 Nose section is at Norfolk & Suffolk Aviation Museum in Flixton.

I have also confirmed that the B.1 cockpit (XA893) previously displayed at Cosford was removed due to Health and Safety concerns.

Here it is in better, if more dangerous, days.



I'm guessing banging your head was the health and safety risk.

KMZ in initial post updated with the 2 extra nose sections. I've also split the collection into two folders, one for complete airframes and one for nose sections.

Cheers,
Sean.

[v6srs]

Minor update to the location of 1 aircraft and 1 nose section.

KMZ in first post updated.

Regards,
Sean.

[v6srs]

Updated with my latest source data.

XL426 and XM603 aircraft moved locations.
XM569 Nose moved to its permanent new home.

KMZ in first post updated.

Cheers,
Sean.

[frankmcvey]

Looking good, Sean!

Slight erratum - B1 cockpit XA903 is at the Stoneykirk Aviation Museum near West Freugh airfield in Scotland (near Stranraer) currently undergoing restoration.  I saw this old girl at the Farnborough Air Show in 1970 when she was acting as a flying testbed for the Tornado RB199 engine.   FB page here.  Not too far from my little sister in Portpatrick - I'll see if I can get you some photos once Scotland is open to the public again!

Cheers,

Frank


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[v6srs]

Thanks Frank. Not sure where I got the bad location info for XH563. Turns out that one was on Teeside. Tracking down an exact location now.

Added XA903 and XA893 into the collection now I have accurate locations.

XA893 not looking too bad in the store at Cosford.



KMZ in first post updated.

Cheers,
Sean.

[v6srs]

XH563 was moved to Morayvia Aviation Museum in Kinloss, Scotland.
It has now joined the Canberra cockpit WJ721, Nimrod XV244 and a host of other excellent exhibits.

I will update the collection again tomorrow.

Cheers,
Sean.

[v6srs]

XH563 nose section added at Kinloss.

KMZ in first post updated.



Cheers,

Sean.