Three RAF Avro Vulcan delta wing bombers in flight
Jun. 06, 1961 - British High Performance Jet Deterrents To Fly in US: Flying above Lincolnshire, England, is a trio of Avro Vulcans, four-engined turbo-jet delta-wing bombers of the Royal Air Force's war deterrent of high performance jets and thermo-nuclear weapons. Two Mark I Vulcans are to represent Britain at the 50th anniversary of naval aviation at the Pensacola Naval Air Station, Florida. Arriving on June 8, they will be from the RAF's No.617 Squadron, The Dambusters because of their precision bombing of German dams in World War II. One will give a flying demonstration and the other will be on static display
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50th Bombers Dambusters Dams Delta-wing Deterrent Four-engined High-performance Jets Lincolnshire Pensacola Postwar Precision R.a.f.s Represent Static Trio Turbo-jet Vulcans
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