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    Airframe Family: Avro 698 Vulcan
    Latest Model:Vulcan B.2
    Last Military Serial:XL387 RAF
    Compressed ID:Avro Vulcan B.2 sn XL387 RAF
    Latest Owner or Location:RAF Saint Athan

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Vulcan B.2.

    1 June 1962

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n XL387.
    The delivery date is provided.

    1973


    Photographer: Unknown

    By August 1981

    Transferred to 50 SQN, RAF Waddington.

    12 August 1981


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RAF St Mawgan Airshow

    28 January 1982

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n 8748M.

    28 January 1982

    Transferred to RAF Saint Athan.
    As a Ground Instruction airframe.

    2 June 1983

    Scrapped.
    At RAF St Athan by.T Bradbury, Bournemouth.
    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Internet Sources
     UK Serials Resource Centre by Wolverhampton Aviation Group
    Individual Contributors
     Robert Nichols
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