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    Airframe Family: Avro 698 Vulcan
    Latest Model:Vulcan B.2
    Last Military Serial:XM602 RAF
    Compressed ID:Avro Vulcan B.2 sn XM602 RAF
    Latest Owner or Location:Avro Heritage Museum, Woodford Airport, Woodford, Cheshire East, England

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Vulcan B.2.

    12 November 1963

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n XM602.

    Circa 1981

    Transferred to 101SQN, RAF Waddington.

    Circa 1981


    Photographer: Jeff Hunt
    Notes: Participant at the London International Air Show

    26 June 1981


    Photographer: Ken Videan
    Notes: Landing at Greenham Common.

    27 June 1981


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: on flight-line at RAF Greenham Common IAT

    29 June 1981


    Photographer: Ken Videan
    Notes: Departing Greenham Common.

    7 January 1982

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the Royal Air Force.

    16 March 1983

    To Historic Aircraft Museum, RAF Saint Athan.

    New serial number assigned: 8771M RAF

    October 1992

    Scrapped.
    Except for nose section.

    November 1993

    To Avro Heritage Centre, Woodford.
    Nose section only.

    Loaned to Vulcan to the Sky Trust, DN9 3GF, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England.
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    March 2009

    In the inventory of Manchester Museum of Science and Industry Store, Swinton, Greater Manchester.

    20 April 2013

    Returned from loan to Avro Heritage Centre, Woodford Airport, Woodford, Cheshire East, England.
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    13 July 2013


    Photographer: John Tomlinson
    Notes: At Manchester International Airport

    To Avro Heritage Museum, Woodford Airport, Woodford, Cheshire East, England.
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
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     Aerial Visuals - The Locator by Mike Henniger, Senior Editor
    UK Serials Resource Centre by Wolverhampton Aviation Group
    Individual Contributors
     Mike Henniger
    Jeff Hunt
    Robert Nichols
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