Avro 698 Vulcan B1A, XA904 / PS16, Royal Air Force
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Registration: XA904
Construction Number: PS16
Military Unit: 44 Squadron
Model Avro 698 Vulcan B1A
Operator: Royal Air Force
Airport: RAF Waddington (WTN / EGXW), UK - England
Photographer: Official via Peter Middlebrook
Date Taken: 02/03/1961
Date Submitted: 14/10/2009
Fuel starvation, engines flamed out downwind at night. Rear crew exited via open cockpit. Plenty of fuel, but too thinly spread across tanks. An early Vulcan lesson.
Picture ID:1197541