Fascinating thread. When I were a lad, I lived for a couple of years about 3 miles south of Finningley, right on the approach. I'll never forget the sight and sounds. I think there was a Group HQ in Bawtry, the AOC's car was some lovely old Armstrong Siddeley or such.
I picked up a book on the Vulcan which I found very interesting- The Vulcan Story 1952-2002, by Tim Laming, Silverdale Books, ISBN 1-85605-701-1. It covers the history of the delta design, flight testing, display including display pilots' notes, aircrew manual, and is, as they say, lavishly illustrated.