The V-force was the name given to the Royal Air Force’s strategic nuclear bomber force during the Cold War. As ...
27 June 2024
There are up to 5 solar eclipses every year and a total solar eclipse about every 18 months. One of those total solar...
26 April 2024
On 4 October 1957, the Soviet Union began the Space Age by launching Sputnik 1. It was the world’s first artificial s...
23 June 2022
Test beds
Aside from regular duties, several Vulcan airframes were put to use in test and development roles. XA894...
25 February 2022
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
With the dawning of the atomic age in August 1945, it was obvious to military strategists that any future bomber to d...
25 November 2021
William Penney, the man in charge of Britain’s bomb design, William Cook, his deputy, and the scientists at the Atomi...
29 October 2021
It was a bright, sunny day at the Wroughton Airshow, the day Dr Robert Pleming first laid eyes on Vulcan XH558 in the...
26 February 2021
Operation Sky Shield was a series of three large-scale military exercises conducted in the United States. The Cold Wa...
12 October 2020