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| type      = Strategic bomber
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| national origin = United Kingdom
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| unitcost  = £750,000 (1956)
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| variants  = Avro Atlantic
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| manufacturer = Avro
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| first flight = August 1952
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| introduced = September 1956
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| status    = Retired
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| launch customer = [[Royal Air Force]]
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| primary users = Royal Air Force
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| produced  = 1956–1965
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| number built = 136
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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.
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==Weapons==
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The Vulcan was typically armed with nuclear weapons 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.
 
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