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Avro Vulcan B2/K2 XH560

The following is a brief history that we have on the airframe.

Aircraft Type: Vulcan B2/K2

30/8/60: First flight.
3/10/60: 230 OCU
28/11/60: To manufacturers.
29/5/61: Allotted for Skybolt development.
26/9/62: 12 Sqn. RAF Coningsby.
29/11/62: 230 OCU.
23/8/65: RAF Cottesmore Wing (9/12/35 Sqns).
10/4/67: RAF Waddington Wing. (44/50/101 Sqns).
2/2/68: RAF Cottesmore Wing (9/12/35 Sqns).
28/6/67: RAF Cottesmore Wing (9/35 Sqns).
20/11/71: Hawker Siddeley Bitteswell for storage.
1/2/73: Conversion to B2 (MRR) role.
19/3/74: 27 Sqn.
25/3/82: RAF Waddington (9/44/50/101 Sqns).
5/7/82: British Aerospace conversion to K2.
24/8/82: RAF Waddington (44/50 Sqns).
1/4/84: Station Flight RAF Waddington.
29/8/84: Station Flight RAF Marham.
29/11/84: RAF Marham dump.
5/1/85: Struck off charge. Cat 5(c).

XH560 gallery

The following photographs have kindly been sent to us by Pat Henderson (USN-Ret) and were taken by him at NAS Midway between the 2nd and 10th February 1976. They show XH560 and XH534 in the background. We wonder if anybody might know the reason for their visit, were they on an exercise? Looks like XH534 might be undergoing some form of maintenance, possibly inspecting for the presence of the indigenous "goony bird" that inhabits the island and will nest anywhere!

"I was looking at the pictures of the two 27 Sqn B.Mk 2 (MRR) aircraft at Midway and I think I can give you and answer to why they were there. As you may be aware, as well as the MRR role, the 27 Sqn aircraft also had another purpose in life, namely 'sniffing' for information after a nuclear test, hence the underwing pods. From my memory, unless I am mistaken, around 1976, the French were carrying out nuclear weapons testing at Noumea. Given the proximity of Midway, plus the presence of the pods, this may be a likely explanation." Graham Summers said


Number 1	Number 2

Number 3	Number 4


Vulcan	Front	Rear	Interior

Side	Front	Right hand side front

Vulcan Rear Desk	Vulcan Rear Desk

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