Product Description

The RAF's huge delta-wing Vulcan jet nuclear bomber is an enduring image of the Cold War era. One of the cornerstones of Britain's nuclear deterrent, in later years it was adapted for conventional bombing and saw active service in the Falklands War. Avro Vulcan XH558 was the first Vulcan B2 to enter service with the RAF in July 1960, and the last to fly (with the RAF Vulcan Display Flight in 1992). Since then, determined and extensively publicised efforts have been made to return XH558 to the air, recently boosted by financial support from the Heritage Lottery Fund. It is hoped that the Vulcan will return to the sky in early 2006, and commence airshow appearances. In this full-colour tribute to the Avro Vulcan, aviation journalist and author Peter R. March discusses its development and provides a detailed history of XH558 and the efforts to get it airworthy once more. In some ways when the restored Vulcan XH558 takes to the skies again in 2006, it will fill the gap left by the grounding of the last Concorde.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #36036 in Books
• Published on: 2006-07-20
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 120 pages

About the Author
PETER R. MARCH is an aviation author, photographer and journalist. He is the editor of the RAF and USAF Yearbooks for the RAF Benevolent Fund/Royal International Air Tattoo, a regular contributor to Aircraft Illustrated magazine, editor of Ian Allan's yearly abc Military Aircraft, and author of more than fifty books in his own right on aviation subjects. He lives in Bristol.

Customer Reviews

Vulcan to the skies!
Not only for aviation enthusiasts (although they will be truly captivated!) - for all men who are still boys glimpsing the sheer power and grace of this great British plane. The combination of photos and info is probably not technical enough for die-hard anoraks, but is more than enough to inspire awe in the rest of us. The actual book is quite small - an ideal stocking filler:)

the vulcan story
excellent book,as it seems are all the books in this series.the ones purchased from you are for christmas boxes.so i am very happy.

Disappointed
Gives the impression as to be a standard sized book. It is in fact a very small one about 1/2 the size of a standard paperback book.

For the price okay but had I seen it first I would not have bothered. There are better books available.