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Fridge Magnet – Vulcan XH558 Aircraft Identification Plate

Fridge Magnet – Vulcan XH558 Aircraft Identification Plate

£4.50

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Fridge Magnet – Vulcan XH558 Aircraft Identification Plate

As with most aircraft manufacturers from pre-World War II, A.V.Roe and Company (AVRO) used an aircraft identification plate specific to them on all aircraft that they manufactured. The AVRO Vulcan was no exception and wears a style of plate which was the same as on the Lancaster, Shackleton and, in more modern times, the Nimrod.

This reproduction Vulcan XH558 Aircraft Identification Plate displays the unique details:

  • TYPE: 698 was the official AVRO designation and pre-dates the name Vulcan. Mk2 indicates that it was a second generation aircraft with the increased wing span and area with the now famous kink.
  • DRG. NO. : Stands for Drawing Number.
  • SERIAL NO: R3 is the revision, 698 the type number and 25539 the generic aircraft code.
  • CAPACITY: this was only relevant to civil aircraft.
  • INSPECTION: The oval stamp R3/912 was the principal Avro Inspector‘s own stamp.
  • MAKERS NO: 11, this was XH558’s actual aircraft production line number.
  • DATE: 25 3 59, this was the date construction of the aircraft began. Her first test fight was 14 months later on 25th May 1960.

 

The original aircraft ID plate is still fitted to XH558 today, mounted on the rear wall of the nose-wheel bay.

  • Plate size: 75 x 50 x 2 mm