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Avro Vulcan

1952 strategic bomber family
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Avro Vulcan
Sgt. David S. Nolan, US Air Force · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

Avro Vulcan is an aircraft family[1]. It draws 11,742 Wikipedia views per month (aircraft family category, ranking #208 of 1,568).[2]

Key Facts

  • Operator: Royal Air Force[3]
  • Manufacturer: Avro[4], Hawker Siddeley[5]
  • Developer: Avro[6]
  • Subclass of: V bomber[7], Flying Fortress[8], airplane with 4 jet engines[9], strategic bomber[10]
  • Designed by: Roy Chadwick[11], Stuart Davies[12]
  • Has use: strategic bomber[13]
  • Commons category: Avro Vulcan[14]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[15]
  • Has part(s): delta wing[16]
  • First flight: August 30, 1952[17]
  • Service entry: July 20, 1956[18]
  • Service retirement: March 1984[19]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Avro Vulcan[20]
  • Commons gallery: Avro Vulcan[21]
  • Total produced: 136[22]
  • Quantity: 19[23]
  • Short name: Vulcan[24]
  • Wingspan: 30.30 m[25]
  • Wing area: 330.2 m²[26]
  • Capital cost: 750,000 pounds sterling[27]
  • Maximum operating altitude: 55,000 feet[28]

Why It Matters

Avro Vulcan has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'an', 'ar', 'az', 'bg', 'bs', 'commons', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'e
    Gnd id → 7608072-9
    Sitelink count → 42
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  2. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → V bomber, Flying Fortress, airplane with 4 jet engines +1
    Has use → strategic bomber
    Country of origin → United Kingdom
    Manufacturer → Avro, Hawker Siddeley
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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