1952 ... Avro 'Vulcan' UK


 
LINKS:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Vulcan 

 https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/the-history-of-the-avro-vulcan-bomber

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Why the quotes around Vulcan? That was the name of the aircraft.

James Vaughan said...


when an aircraft is being designed and built it has no name; simply a technical label.
The popular name of an aircraft arrives later. It is like a nick name. Often it originates from the pilots who fly her and the ground crew that service her. The christened name is part of the history of the aircraft. The P-51 'Mustang' was named by the British who first used it in combat. Most aircraft have multiple nicknames such as the Fairchild A-10; also known as the 'Thunderbolt' and the 'Warthog'.