Britain’s three V-bombers were created as part of Britain’s nuclear deterrent in the Cold War. Of these, the Vulcan is the best known. Despite the grim primary reason for the Avro Vulcan bomber - ...

Photo: Canada. Dept. of National Defence / Library and Archives Canada This history of the Canadian aerospace sector can best be described as a series of proverbial kicks to the nads by countries more ...

The U.S. and USSR were not the only nations to prioritize advanced new armaments during the Cold War. Positioned closer than the U.S. to the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom also built up its aerial ...

If you ask those of us who grew up somewhere in the 1950s to 1970s what our car would be like in the year 2020, we might have described an Avrocar. This top secret vehicle from Canadian Avro was part ...

Scale Model Flight Test Prototypes Sunk in Lake May Provide Clues to Mystery. The Canadian-built CF-105 Avro Arrow is many things in aviation history, but more than anything else, it is an enigma.

The Avro Vulcan made her maiden flight on Aug. 30, 1952 and officially entered into RAF service in September 1956. As noted by the BAE Systems heritage page, “The design was considered the most ...

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