V bomber
How did you become a Vulcan Flight Commander?
Former Vulcan pilot Bill Turnill recounts how hectic life was as a flight commander on the mighty delta between 1969 and 1971
Short Sperrin – The Forgotten V Bomber
In 1946, amid escalating tension between East and West, Britain embarked on a programme of nuclear jet bomber development, including the stopgap Short Sperrin, as Pete London explains...
Vickers Valiant co-pilot on flying the ‘forgotten’ V-bomber
The Vickers Valiant: first of the ‘V-bombers’, and the one now most forgotten, despite how it paved the way for those that followed. A former co-pilot takes us into the Valiant’s cockpit, first in training with No 232 Operational Conversion Unit and then operationally on reconnaissance missions with No 543 Squadron, and reveals a capable but sometimes challenging aeroplane
From 'V-Force' to CND
How did a former Vulcan squadron commander became a leading light in the campaign against nuclear weapons?
The Vulcan and the V-Force
Vulcan to the Sky Trust’s Chief Engineer, Taff Stone, talks about XH558 and its role in Britain’s Cold War-era nuclear deterrent