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In mid-1956 I returned to England from a two year working holiday in New Zealand and Australia, and urgently needed t...
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English Electric Canberra WK163 is one of Britain’s most important Cold War jet-age aircraft. She spent most of...
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Following the transfer of the strategic deterrent role to the Royal Navy’s Polaris fleet, on 30th June 1969, the RAF ...
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A complete change in the role of the V- Bomber came about during 1963, when it became clear that in the absence of a ...
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From the time of their arrival into service at the Operational Conversion Unit (OCU), all the Vulcans were painted si...
27 January 2022
Originally written for VTST by Lieutenant Colonel A.W Garrad in 2012
In recognition of the Australian and NZ finan...
27 January 2022
William Penney, the man in charge of Britain’s bomb design, William Cook, his deputy, and the scientists at the Atomi...
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Operation Sky Shield was a series of three large-scale military exercises conducted in the United States. The Cold Wa...
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