Valiant: The first V-Bomber
Overshadowed by the Vulcan and Victor, the Valiant was the only one of the V-bombers to drop a nuclear bomb, the first to see combat and the RAF’s initial operational tanker. However, its career was cut short by structural problems, as Stephen Skinner describes
Three key men behind the Avro Vulcan’s design
Steve Beebee remembered three of the key men behind the Avro Vulcan’s design in the September 2011 issue of FlyPast
Planning the Vulcan raids on the Falklands
Dr Kevin Wright interviewed Sqn Ldr Andy Marson (Ret), at the time Vulcan to the Sky Trust’s navigator on XH558, who helped plan the Black Buck raids during the Falklands War. He provided his insight into these complex missions in the August 2015 issue of Aviation News
Avro Vulcan origins and career
Glenn Sands described the Vulcan’s pedigree in the September 2011 issue of FlyPast
Vulcan navigator reveals all – Life in the Coalhole
In the February 2016 issue of Flypast navigator Jack Talliss recalled his Vulcan days, which included the prototype and last-to-go XH558
Vulcan and Victor - their mini delta precursors
Tony Buttler examines the scale test-beds that preceded the Victor and the Vulcan – and V-bombers that might have been
Vulcan ops at Masirah
The RAF station at Masirah, off the Omani coast, was an unusual outpost for the Vulcan force usually stationed at Akrotiri, Cyprus, but it provided some memorable training
Paveway and Litening: Key to the RAF Typhoon Force's successful strikes in Yemen
Alan Warnes explains how the RAF Typhoon FGR4s were capable of striking targets in Yemen – more than 1,500 miles (2,500km) away from RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus – with pin-point accuracy
US, UK strike Houthi targets in Yemen in retaliation to Red Sea shipping attacks
The US and UK – with support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada and the Netherlands – carried out joint retaliatory strikes on more than 60 targets at 16 different Houthi facilities across Yemen on January 12, with the aim of degrading the Iran-backed militant group from continuing their illegal attacks on multinational shipping vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden
Liverpool Airport – Getting better all the time
Liverpool Airport’s 90th anniversary looks set to be the backdrop for one of the hub’s most promising years. Aviation News speaks to Robin Tudor, the hub’s head of public relations, about transforming post-pandemic preparedness into prosperity