Historical

The Doomsday Clock, a symbol created during the early years of the Cold War, serves as a metaphorical representa...

You may have seen a dark blue vintage van parked next to XH558 during our Airside Tours and Engine Ground Runs. ...

With funds once again depleted XH558 had to sit patiently in her hangar after her all too brief taste of freedom. It ...

From the time of their arrival into service at the Operational Conversion Unit (OCU), all the Vulcans were painted si...

Originally written for VTST by Lieutenant Colonel A.W Garrad in 2012 In recognition of the Australian and NZ finan...

Research into delta-wing aircraft had also been conducted by the Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE) at Farnborough, a...

With the dawning of the atomic age in August 1945, it was obvious to military strategists that any future bomber to d...

On 16 July 1945, with the support of Britain, the United States detonated the world’s first atomic weapon. In August ...

On 3 October 1952, Britain detonated their first atomic bomb.  Due to the small size and high-density populat...

On 9 January 1941, Avro test pilot, Captain Harry “Sam” Brown, made the first flight of the prototype Lancaster, BT30...