The Avro Vulcan - Hardcover

McLelland, Tim

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1910809276 ISBN 13: 9781910809273

Publisher: Crecy Publishing Ltd, 2019

Synopsis

Designed by a team led by Roy Chadwick, the man responsible for the legendary Lancaster, the Vulcan was created to carry Britain's nuclear deterrent in the 1950s and 1960s. Avro's delta-winged colossus became the backbone of the V-Force until the very end of the 1960s when the deterrent role passed to the Navy's Polaris submarine fleet. The Vulcan remained in RAF service as a tactical low-level bomber armed with conventional and nuclear weapons, and was only retired following the introduction of the Panavia Tornado.

This is both a comprehensive work of reference and an authoritative history. It covers the origins of the Vulcan and delta-winged flight, details of every major production variant, reproduces extracts from the Vulcan’s original Aircrew Manual and has appendices on both squadron disposal and the fate of every Vulcan built. Also included is a wealth of information and anecdotes from former Vulcan air and ground crews, describing from first-hand experience what it was like to live with the mighty Vulcan.

The narrative is complimented with many photographs, scale drawings and color profiles making this book the definitive history of this superb aircraft and an essential addition to the libraries of aviation historians and modellers. Additional photographs have been added to this new edition.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

This is the much anticipated revised edition of Tim McLelland’s Avro Vulcan, a book widely acknowledged as both a comprehensive work of reference and the authoritative history of this charismatic aircraft.

Designed by a team led by Roy Chadwick, the man responsible for the legendary langcaster, the Vulcan was created to carry Britain’s nuclear deterrent through the height of the Cold War in the 1950s and 60s and Avro’s delta-winged colossus became the backbone of the V-Force until the very end of the 1960s when the deterrent rols passed to the Navy’s Polaris submarine fleet. Even then the Vulcan remained in the RA service as a tactical low-level bomber armed with conventional and nuclear weapons, and was only retired following the introduction of the Tornado in the 1980s.

Avro Vulan covers the origins of the Vulcan and delta-winged flight, details every major production variant, reproduces extracts from the Vulcan’s original Aircrew Manual and has appendices on both squadron disposal and the date of every Vulcan built. Also included is a wealth of information and anecdotes from former Vulcan air and ground crews, describing from first-hand experience what it was like to live with the might Vulcan.

Complimented with many new photographs and updated appendices, this new edition of Tim McLelland’s book is the definitive history of this superb aircraft and an essential addition to the libraries of aviation historians and modelers.

About the Author:

Tim McLelland is a well-known aviation historian who has edited several aviation magazines and has flown the Lightning.

About this edition

• Publisher: Crecy Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1910809276
• ISBN 13: 9781910809273
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 280