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Hawker-Siddeley Vulcan B.2 XL318

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1961-1981, London, Hangar Five, 82/A/393

The Vulcan was the second of the Royal Air Force’s ‘V bombers’ and like the Valiant and Victor provided part of Great Britain’s nuclear deterrent force for 15 years until the Royal Navy’s Polaris submarines took over the the deterrence role in 1969.

Port side view of Avro Vulcan on a white background., © RAF Museum

Ground Servicing, Blue Steel Missile, Mk. 1

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1962-1969, London, Hangar One, 71/O/379

Yellow painted servicing trolley for Blue Steel nuclear missile.

RAF Hendon Station Commanders

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1967-Circa 1987, In Storage, 1996/0273/C

The Station Headquarters building at most RAF Stations features a board such as this, recording all Station Commanding Officers. They are responsible for the station but not the units based there.

Hawker-Siddeley Dominie T1

Aircraft & Exhibits, DEC 1964-JAN 2011, Cosford, External Display, X005-5915

The Dominie advanced navigation trainer saw long service with the RAF. It was the first jet-powered navigation trainer designed specifically for such a purpose to enter service with the Royal Air Force.

Small black-painted aircraft with two jet engines in nacelles to rear of fuselage, © RAF Museum/Iain Duncan / (c) RAF Museum/ Iain Duncan

Lockheed Hercules C3

Aircraft & Exhibits, AUG 1967-AUG 2011, Cosford, External Display, X005-5969

First flown as a prototype for the United States Air Force in August 1954, the C-130 Hercules, as a troop transport, disaster relief and aerial tanker aircraft has been a mainstay of the RAF transport fleet since the late 1960s (along with those of many other air forces); it has seen extensive operational use including the Falklands, Iraq and Afghanistan.

Large green-painted, four-engined high wing transport aircraft, © RAF Museum / (c) RAF Museum/ Iain Duncan

RAF 50th Anniversary Air Show Badge

Aircraft & Exhibits, 14 JUN 1968, London, Hangar One, 1991/0539/C

The RAF does like to mark an anniversary. One of the main events to mark the 50th anniversary of the RAF in 1968 was the Jubilee Air Show at RAF Abingdon. It included many of the airframes now in the collection of the RAF Museum's collection.