Originally Posted by
Wensleydale
Proone - the point that I am making is that the Vulcan concept is similar to that of the gunless Lancaster - fast and high to avoid fighters and ground defence. Obviously, the jet engine and advances in electronics have made a difference, but the Lancaster is a fore-runner in many respects and share concepts such as H2S for bomb aiming etc.
There are those of us who completely understand and agree with your point. It had never occurred to me and is well worth making [although not only the Vulcan but all the three Vs.]