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VULCAN XM605
all photos and content copyright of thomas barner, © 2000/2010, except where noted.
tHERE IS SO MUCH TO SEE IN THIS PAGE, NOT JUST THE VULCAN BOMBER, BUT MANY OTHER AIRCRAFT AS WELL!
Welcome
to the official website of Vulcan XM605. XM605 was built in 1963, and was delivered to the Royal Air Force 9th Squadron on 30, December 1963. According to
records it was the 9th Squadron's until early 1968. On 16th February 1968, XM605
was assigned to the RAF's 44th Squadron at Waddington, Lincolnshire, England.
This would be her home for the next 14
years!
If you look at the bottom side of
her entry way
door you will see the 44th Squadron's insignia. The 44th Squadron was one of the
first Squadron's to convert to low-level bombing duties, this was after the
responsibility for Britain's nuclear deterrent was passed over to the Royal
Navy. This was in 1964. So the assumption is that XM605 has quite a few flight
hours of low level flight under her belt, which is usually at a height of about
250 feet. XM605 flew its last sortie on Thursday, 20th of August 1981. She
landed at 1700 hours G.M.T.. In 1981, XM605 was flown to Caste Air
Force Base, California, USA. After landing at Castle her aircraft
Commander was rumored to have said, "we took her to low level, we took her
to high level and I don't know why we are giving her away." Now resting since 1981
at Castle
Air Museum, she serves as a silent reminder of the great contribution the
British people have made to military aviation history, and aviation history in
general. The Vulcan is a beautiful aircraft, with its large delta wing which
have four mighty Olympus engines imbedded within them. It much more resembles a
large fighter rather than a bomber.
My name is Thom Barner, I am honored with having had the task of keeping the Vulcan looking in the best shape possible for about 18 years, which was hard at times with the aircraft stored out side for over 25 years. I also have had the duties as Flight Line Chief at Castle Air Museum. XM605 has served at Castle Air Museum longer that her time spent serving the RAF. She still looks good though, inside and out! If you come for a Visit from the UK , and you know what date you might be visiting the Vulcan, give the museum a call, and they may be able to arrange for you to take a peek inside XM605. They love to show her off, she is beautiful inside, and looks the same as the day she landed here some 25 years ago.
Here
in this site I want to provide you a look at XM605, inside
and out, as well as
some of the other aircraft I get to play and work in. Click all the
buttons and links so you don't miss a thing. Enjoy your visit, and come back
soon. Sadly I am no longer with Castle Air Museum as I had the opportunity to move to Washington state and work for the Boeing company in the Flight Test Operation division, where I work with the first 787 Dreamliner... I intend to add and change to this site as I can, so as to keep it
interesting,
Thanks, Thom....
Vulcan Interior Vulcan Exterior
Aircraft Search Engine F-105 project b-47 Picture Page
Links Various Aircraft Justin's Aircraft Page
To preview the RAF flight gear, click here.
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Contact me at:
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Updated: 23 June, 2010
