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Line 1: − {{Infobox aircraft+ − | image = − | type = Strategic bomber − | national origin = United Kingdom − | unitcost = £750,000 (1956) − | variants = Avro Atlantic − | manufacturer = Avro − | first flight = August 1952 − | introduced = September 1956 − | status = Retired − | launch customer = [[Royal Air Force]] − | primary users = Royal Air Force − | produced = 1956–1965 − | number built = 136 − }} − − The '''Avro Vulcan''' is a high-altitude strategic [[bomber]], which was operated by the [[Royal Air Force]] (RAF) from 1956 until 1984. It is a jet-powered, tailless, delta wing aircraft.<ref>https://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/vulcan/history.php</ref> − − ==Weapons== − The Vulcan was typically armed with [[nuclear weapon]]s but it was also capable of conventional bombing missions. Some Vulcans were modified to carry the Blue Steel [[missile]], which was an air-launched, rocket-propelled, nuclear-armed missile. − − ==References== − {{reflist}} − − Category:British Armed Forces
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