XA903

Aircraft:
Avro 698 Vulcan B.1
Reg: XA903 photos
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Airline: United Kingdom - Royal Air Force (RAF)
Photo Date: May 01, 2005
Uploaded: May 09, 2005
Wellesbourne-Mountford - EGBW, United Kingdom

Notes:

The surviving nose section of this trials aircraft now rests in a museum. The hut underneath is part of the structure and contains a display about the aircrafts history. The aircraft was used to test the Olympus engines used on concorde and the RB199 used on the Tornado.

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by Jim Groom
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Taken from the entrance hatch (note the curved underside of the aircraft and the top of the entry ladder)

Jim Groom XA903

2,926 0 0 Avro 698 Vulcan B.1

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The only surviving Fairey Albacore is a composite rebuild of N4389 and N4172

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Jim Groom G-JJAN

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Photo Date

May 01, 2005

Uploaded

May 09, 2005

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Notes

The surviving nose section of this trials aircraft now rests in a museum. The hut underneath is part of the structure and contains a display about the aircrafts history. The aircraft was used to test the Olympus engines used on concorde and the RB199 used on the Tornado.