Avro 698 Vulcan B2, XM597 / SET61, National Museum of Flight Scotland
Registration: XM597
Construction Number: SET61
Model Avro 698 Vulcan B2
Operator: National Museum of Flight Scotland
Airport: East Fortune - Museum, UK - Scotland
Photographer: Derek Heley
Date Taken: 07/02/2010
Date Submitted: 15/05/2019
This aircraft took part in the Black Buck raids over the Falklands Islands in 1982. It flew against the Radar sites on BB 5 & 6, damaging the TPS43 on BB5 and destroying a Skyguard radar on BB6. It then landed in Rio, following a refuelling incident.
Picture ID:1653868