Nimrod - Sweat Shirt Hurricane 242SQN The Americans affectionately referred to

The Americans affectionately referred to the Vulcan as the 'Aluminium Cloud' owing to its enormous delta wing profile

The bomber has a range of 6000NM using internal fuel and 10000NM with mid-air refuelling

It was introduced to the USAF in June 1959 as the ultimate interceptor

sealed and dispatched in a sturdy postal tube

Nimrod - Sweat Shirt Hurricane 242SQN The Americans affectionately referred toHawker Siddeley Nimrod The Hawker Siddeley Nimrod entered service with Royal Air Force in 1969 and was retired in 2011. This maritime patrol aircraft was a development of the de Havilland Comet. It replaced the Avro Shackleton in the anti submarine role and anti surface warfare. Later in its service life it took on the Airborne Early Warning role, eventually replaced by the Sentry.