Originally Posted by
chevvron
Only ladder I've seen was attached to the door and extended when the door opened.
AFAIK, Vulcans never flew with the ladder attached to the inside of the door, because sliding down the opened door was the way the three chaps in the back would bale out in an emergency.
Given that the "bomb aimer" position in the Vulcan was redundant, it was used to stow a ladder to be used on detachments. It may well be that one was kept there permanently. On departure from base, whether returning or not, the ladder used to enter the aircraft would be removed and retained by the ground crew - you can see that here at about 1:20