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Article: Tin triangle tales: fast, agile and futuristic, the RAF's Avro Vulcan nuclear bomber left an indelible impression on the crewmen who flew it during the Cold War.
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- November 1, 2009
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The sleek, delta-wing bomber lands in the ocean, then slowly sinks to the bottom--part of a plan by a menacing villain intent on recovering the stolen air craft's nuclear weapons. The premise of the 1965 James Bond film Thunderball might seem far-fetched, but the starring plane played a very real role in the Royal Air Force during its more than quarter-century of operational service. Perhaps the most remarkable thing about the Avro Vulcan, which was designed at the height of the Cold War as a nuclear deterrent, is that in the only conflict in which the "Tin Triangle" saw service, it carried conventional weapons.
In January 1947, ...
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