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Old 14th Aug 2002, 15:55
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Hope this helps :

All three were orginally Vulcan B.Mk.1

XA892 delivered 1955, only the fourth built, used for manufacturers trials and A & AEE trials, to Halton as instructional airframe 7746M scrapped 72. Appeared at the Farnborough Airshow in 1956

XH479 delivered 28-3-58 Converted to B.1 A standard 1961, delivered as instructional airframe 7974M scrapped 73

XA898 delivered 3-1-57 230 OCU for its entire service life, then delivered to Halton on 25-8-64 as instructional airframe 7856M scrapped 71

A usefull link for serials and history :-

http://www.ajjcollection.co.uk/raf0.htm

and a photo of XH479 at RNAS Brawdy Air Day 1966

http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.../gallery4.html

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