Vulcan Identification

[Minty4371]

2 photographs of a Vulcan displaying at the 1975 Abbotsford Airshow in Canada. Taken by Richard Courage. He doesn't know what the number of the Vulcan is, so any information will be grateful.





Thank you in advance.

[Pop Rivet]

Id say maybe XL390

[Dan4th]

Why do you think so, Pop????

It would be an education for us if
you could tell us why

Danf.

[Exceptionalsleeper]

Can't have been XL390 because the aircraft in that shot has 201's (longer tapered jet cap ends) and XL384 through to XL390 were retro fitted with 301 series in the 60's.

This picture confirms that http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/675013.html

This is my bet: http://www.flickr.com/photos/16176508@N07/8203967333/in/photostream and if you look very closely at the olive drab camo lines it matches but the roundel has a white dot in the centre and so does XL392 shown here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/16176508@N07/8203967381/in/photostream/

Photo's taken from The Andy Leitch Collection (http://www.avrovulcan.org.uk/index.html) for demonstration purposes only.

NEXT! Lol

[Pop Rivet]

i had it down to XL390 & XL392, now i do believe its 392

the picture of 392 i was using for reference is the one where its on the fire dump at anglesey, the top fin & nose are missing and has 35 squadron markings (which i overlooked it joined in 1982) from 617 as in the unidentified pics above.

390 looks correct in another picture i have and what swung it for me was the fact it crashed displaying in USA in 1978. i never noticed the exhausts..

i wasnt far out though

[Sploosher]

@ pop rivet.

I was at Valley based at STCAAME, but I dont remember a Vulcan being on the fire dump, I do however remember a Shackleton, unless that was all destroyed before I got there in `84

[Pop Rivet]

@ pop rivet.

I was at Valley based at STCAAME, but I dont remember a Vulcan being on the fire dump, I do however remember a Shackleton, unless that was all destroyed before I got there in `84

it went to valley 24th march 1982, still there - just 1992.
instructional airframe 8745M

[Exceptionalsleeper]

i had it down to XL390 & XL392, now i do believe its 392

the picture of 392 i was using for reference is the one where its on the fire dump at anglesey, the top fin & nose are missing and has 35 squadron markings (which i overlooked it joined in 1982) from 617 as in the unidentified pics above.

390 looks correct in another picture i have and what swung it for me was the fact it crashed displaying in USA in 1978. i never noticed the exhausts..

i wasnt far out though

Nah, you did good.

[Pop Rivet]

info on XL392

19.7.62 first flight
2.8.62 83 squadron
15.9.64 27/83/617 squadrons
21.4.65 HSAL. retrofit
23.2.66 27/83/617 squadrons
26.6.70 HSAL. mods
17.11.70 27/617 squadrons
21.5.76 HSAL. mods
25.2.77 617 squadron
4.1.82 35 squadron
1.3.82 alloted 8745M for crash rescue training at valley, cat.5(GI), scrapped august 1993

[Ramshornvortex]

info on XL392

19.7.62 first flight
2.8.62 83 squadron
15.9.64 27/83/617 squadrons
21.4.65 HSAL. retrofit
23.2.66 27/83/617 squadrons
26.6.70 HSAL. mods
17.11.70 27/617 squadrons
21.5.76 HSAL. mods
25.2.77 617 squadron
4.1.82 35 squadron
1.3.82 alloted 8745M for crash rescue training at valley, cat.5(GI), scrapped august 1993

Pops - you missed that '392 served with 230 OCU from 11 December 1970 and then again after the move to the Scampton Wing from 12 January 1973.