Aircraft - Aviation - Balloons - Helicopters
Sep. 09, 1957 - Avro - Vulcan bomber squadron of the RAF. in tarining. worlds largest delta aircraft. Men of no. 83 squadron R.A.F. are being trained at R.A. F. wadding ton on the largest delta aircraft in the world - the Avro Vulcan - the medium range bomber known as the Flying triangle It is the first delta to have found jet engines - in this case the Bristol Olympus two spool turbo - jet. the aircraft carriers a crew of five -two pilots two navagatroes and an air electronics officer.The Vulcan has a wing span f 99 ft. and length of 97 ft. Three of the six crews of the squadron will represent the R.Al f. at the U.s.a.f. strategic air command bombing, Navigation and reconnaissance competition in America between Oct. 30th.and Nov 5th.phto shows A Vulcan jet bomber of the squadron - takes off during training flights at R.A. f. wedding-ton yesterday
