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Red = crashed/written off

Orange = cockpit survives

Green = full aircraft survives

Blue = initially meant to be preserved

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Airframes List

Note: Vulcan B2s in white never had 2 ECM plates, an RWR fairing or a TFR blister

Survivors:

B1: 0 (2 cockpits)

B1a: 0 

B2 (blue steel): 0

B2.MRR: 1 (2 cockpits)

K2: 0 (1 cockpit)
B2: 18 (5 cockpits)

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Airframe

Notes

Prototypes - 2 built

VX770

First prototype Avro 698

First flight 30/08/1952

Crashed 20/09/58

  • First Vulcan to fly

  • Nose shorter by 6"

  • No Bomb Aimer Blister

  • Different nose gear and wheel well

  • Smaller jetpipes

  • Underwing roundels

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  • Early delta wing

  • Original tailcone

  • Missing some landing gear doors after the first flight

  • First Flight scheme included anti-glare panel

Engines:​ 

  • RA 3 Avon

  • ASSa 6 Sapphire

  • Conway 11

VX777

Second prototype Avro 698

First Flight September 1953

Scrapped 1963

  • Refitted with Phase 2 wing

  • Refitted with Phase 2C wing, original wing melted down and parts used to make Vulcan models

  • Retained B1 landing gear with Phase 2C wing

  • Underwing Roundels (original scheme)

Engines:​ 

  • Bristol Olympus 100

  • Olympus 101

B1 - 45 built 

B1a - 29 converted

XA889

First production Vulcan

Scrapped 1971

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  • Early delta wing

  • Refitted with Phase 2 wing

  • Olympus 101, 104

XA890

Scrapped 1971

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XA891

Crashed 24/07/59

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  • Early delta wing

  • Refitted with Phase 2 wing

  • Olympus 101

  • Early delta wing

  • Refitted with Phase 2 wing

  • Olympus 101

  • Olympus 201 Trials

XA892

Scrapped 1972

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  • Early delta wing

  • Refitted with Phase 2 wing (?)

  • Olympus 101

XA893

Scrapped 1962

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  • Early delta wing

  • Refitted with Phase 2 wing

  • Olympus 101, 104

XA894

Destroyed by a ground fire

03/12/62

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XA895

Scrapped 1968

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XA896

Scrapped 1966

XA896

Scrapped 1966

XA897

Crashed 01/10/57

XA898

Scrapped 1971

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XA899

Scrapped

XA900

Scrapped 1986

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XA901

Scrapped 1972

XA902

Damaged February 1958

Scrapped 1963

XA903

Scrapped 1980

  • TSR2 Engine Trials

  • Olympus 101

  • Olympus 101, 104

  • ECM trials

  • Not a B1a but had the enlarged tailcone

  • Olympus 101

  • Olympus 101

  • Olympus 101, 104

  • Round the World Vulcan

  • Crashed at Heathrow

  • Olympus 101

  • Olympus 101

  • Olympus 101

  • Intended to be preserved at the RAF Museum, Cosford

  • Partially restored before scrapping

  • Last intact Vulcan B1

  • Olympus 101

  • Scrapping very well photographed, useful for reference pictures, especially of landing gear gear

  • Olympus 101

  • Olympus 101

  • Blue Steel Trials (mounted differently to on B2 Blue Steel;

  • Olymous 593 trials for Concorde

  • Vulcan B2 style landing gear (593)

  • Bomb aimer blister removed (593)

  • Cockpit section preserved and restored

XA904

Written off 01/03/61

Scrapped

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  • Olympus 101

  • Nose section as 7638M for instructional use, Finningley

  • Nose section scrapped 29/1/74

  • Converted to B1a

  • One ECM plate (B1a)

XA905

Scrapped 1974

  • Olympus 102

  • Converted to B1a

  • One ECM plate (B1a)

XA906

Scrapped 1968

  • Olympus 102

  • Converted to B1a

  • One ECM plate (B1a)

XA907

Scrapped 1968

XA908

Crashed 24/10/58

  • Olympus 102,104

  • Crashed in USA

  • Olympus 102

  • Converted to B1a

  • One ECM plate (B1a)

  • Converted to B1a

  • One ECM plate (B1a)

XA909

Crashed 16/7/64

  • Olympus 102

  • Converted to B1a

  • One ECM plate (B1a)

XA910

Scrapped 

  • Olympus 102

  • Converted to B1a

  • One ECM plate (B1a)

XA911

Scrapped 1968

  • Olympus 102

  • Converted to B1a

  • One ECM plate (B1a)

XA912

Scrapped

  • Olympus 102, 104

  • Converted to B1a

  • One ECM plate (B1a)

XA913

Scrapped 1968

  • Olympus 102

  • Converted to B1a

  • One ECM plate (B1a)

XH475

Scrapped 1969

  • Olympus 102

  • Converted to B1a

  • One ECM plate (B1a)

XH476

Scrapped 1969

  • Olympus 102, 104

  • Converted to B1a

  • One ECM plate (B1a)

XH477

Crashed 12/06/63

XH478

Scrapped 1969

XH479

Scrapped 1973

XH480

Scrapped 1968

XH481

Scrapped 1977

XH482

Scrapped 1968

XH483

Scrapped 1978

XH497

Scrapped 1969

XH498

Damaged 25/10/59

XH499

Scrapped 1965 (?)

XH500

Scrapped 1977

XH501

Scrapped 1968

XH502

Scrapped 1960s

  • Olympus 102, 104

  • Olympus 102

  • Refuelling trials

  • Olympus 102, 104

  • Olympus 102

  • Olympus 102

  • Olympus 102

  • Olympus 102

  • Olympus 102

  • Olympus 102

  • Olympus 102

  • Olympus 102

  • Olympus 102, 104

  • Converted to B1a

  • One ECM plate (B1a)

  • Converted to B1a

  • One ECM plate (B1a)

  • Converted to B1a

  • One ECM plate (B1a)

  • Converted to B1a

  • One ECM plate (B1a)

  • Converted to B1a

  • One ECM plate (B1a)

  • Converted to B1a

  • One ECM plate (B1a)

  • Converted to B1a

  • One ECM plate (B1a)

  • Converted to B1a

  • One ECM plate (B1a)

  • Converted to B1a

  • One ECM plate (B1a)

  • Converted to B1a

  • One ECM plate (B1a)

  • Converted to B1a

  • One ECM plate (B1a)

  • Converted to B1a

  • One ECM plate (B1a)

  • Olympus 102

  • Nose section for instructional usage, likely scrapped

  • Converted to B1a

  • One ECM plate (B1a)

XH503

Scrapped 1968

  • Olympus 102, 104

  • Converted to B1a

  • One ECM plate (B1a)

XH504

Scrapped 1968

XH505

Scrapped 1968 or 1969

  • Olympus 102, 104

  • Olympus 102

  • Converted to B1a

  • One ECM plate (B1a)

  • Converted to B1a

  • One ECM plate (B1a)

XH506

Scrapped 1968

  • Olympus 102, 104

  • Converted to B1a

  • One ECM plate (B1a)

XH532

Scrapped 1968/69

  • Olympus 102

  • Final Vulcan B1 built

  • Converted to B1a

  • One ECM plate (B1a)

B2 - 89 built

Blue Steel - 63 converted

k2 - 6 converted

Black Buck - 5 modified

B2MRR - 9 converted

XH533

Scrapped 1970

XH534

Scrapped 1982

XH535

Crashed 11/05/64

XH536

Crashed 11/02/66

XH537

Scrapped 1990/91

  • Olympus 200

  • First B2 built

  • Many B1 features

  • Underwing serials

  • Narrow intakes

  • B1 tailcone and rudder when built

  • No ECM plates when built

  • One ECM plate  and ECM tailcone later fitted

  • Olympus 201

  • B2.MRR

  • Narrow intakes

  • Twin Skybolt blisters

  • Originally fitted with B1 tailcone and rudder

  • No ECM plates with B1 tailcone

  • One ECM plate  and ECM tailcone later fitted

  • Olympus 201

  • Narrow intakes

  • Originally fitted with B1 tailcone and rudder

  • No ECM plates with B1 tailcone

  • One ECM plate  and ECM tailcone later fitted

  • Olympus 201

  • Narrow intakes

  • Never fitted with ECM gear (?)

  • Olympus 201

  • Narrow intakes

  • B2.MRR

  • Skybolt Trials

  • Originally fitted with B1 tailcone and rudder

  • No ECM plates with B1 tailcone

  • Cockpit preserved

  • One ECM plate

  • Twin Skybolt blisters

XH538

Scrapped 1981

XH539

Scrapped 1972

XH554

Scrapped 1981(?)

XH555

Scrapped 1971

XH556

Written off 18/4/66

XH557

Scrapped 1982

XH558 "Spirit of Great Britain"

Preserved, Robin Hood Airport, Doncaster

  • Olympus 201

  • Narrow intakes

  • One ECM plate

  • Olympus 201

  • Narrow intakes

  • Blue Steel (only narrow intake B2 to carry the Blue Steel)

  • One ECM plate

  • Olympus 201

  • Narrow intakes

  • One ECM plate

  • Olympus 201

  • Narrow intakes

  • One ECM plate

  • Olympus 201

  • Narrow intakes

  • Landing gear collapse on ground

  • One ECM plate

  • Olympus 201, 301

  • Olympus 301 trials

  • First Vulcan with widened intakes

  • One ECM plate

  • Olympus 201, 202

  • One ECM plate

  • First Vulcan B2 to enter service

  • B2.MRR 1972-82

  • K2 1982-84

  • VDF 1984-92

  • VTTST 2007-2015

  • Highest flying hours of any Vulcan

  • Twin Skybolt blisters

  • TFR Blister removed with B2.MRR conversion

  • ECM air scoop removed with K2 conversion

  • Gloss Medium Sea Grey wrap around, soft edges

  • Camouflage extends into the intakes

  • Taxiable condition

XH559

Scrapped 1982

XH560

Scrapped 1984

XH561

Scrapped 1984

XH562

Scrapped 1982

XH563 (cockpit)

Scrapped 1983

XJ780

Scrapped 19

XJ781

Damaged 23/05/73

XJ782

Scrapped 1988

XJ783

Scrapped 1982

XJ784

Scrapped 1982

XJ823

Preserved, Solway

XJ824

Preserved, Duxford

XJ825

Scrapped 1992

XL317

Scrapped 1987

XL318

Preserved RAF Museum, Hendon

XL319

Preserved, N.E.L.S.A.M., Sunderland

XL320

Scrapped 1981

XL321

Scrapped 1987

XL359

Scrapped 1982

XL360 "City of Coventry"

Preserved, Midlands Air Museum, Coventry

XL361

Preserved, Goose Bay, Canada

XL384

Damaged 12/08/71

Scrapped ~1985

XL385

Destroyed by a ground fire 6/04/67

XL386

Scrapped 1993

XL387

Scrapped 1983

XL388 "Mayflower III"

Scrapped 1982

XL389

Scrapped 1981

XL390

Crashed 11/08/78

XL391

Scrapped 2006

XL392

Scrapped August 1983

XL425

Grounded and Scrapped 1982

XL426

Preserved, Southend Airport

XL427

Scrapped 1986, controlled explosion

XL443

Scrapped April 1982

XL444

Grounded 1982, scrapped December 1982

XL445

Scrapped 1984

XL446

Scrapped 1982

XM569 (cockpit)

Scrapped mid 1990s

XM570

Scrapped 1981

XM571

Scrapped 1990

XM572

Scrapped 1982

XM573

Preserved, SAC Museum, Nebraska, USA

XM574

Scrapped 1982

XM575

Preseved, East Midlands Aeropark

XM576

Written off 25/05/65

XM594

Preserved, Newark Air Museum

XM595

Scrapped 1982

XM596

Never completed

XM597

Preserved, East Fortune

XM598

Preserved, RAF Museum, Cosford

XM599

Scrapped 1982

XM600

Crashed 17/1/77

XM601

Crashed 07/10/64

XM602

Scrapped 1983

XM603

Preserved Avro Heritage Museum

  • Olympus 201

  • One ECM plate

  • Olympus 201, 202

  • One ECM plate

  • B2.MRR

  • K2

  • VDF reserve aircraft for a short time

  • Cockpit section preserved

  • Olympus 201, 202

  • One ECM plate

  • K2

  • Olympus 201

  • One ECM plate

  • Once wore RNZAF roundels on the fuselage briefly

  • Olympus 201

  • One ECM plate

  • Intended to be gate guardian at RAF Scampton

  • Cockpit survives

  • B2.MRR

  • Olympus 201

  • One ECM plate

  • Twin Skybolt blisters

  • B2.MRR

  • Olympus 201

  • One ECM plate

  • Twin Skybolt blisters

  • Olympus 201

  • One ECM plate

  • Twin Skybolt blisters

  • Finningley gate guardian, later scrapped, the concrete bases which the wheels stood on can still be seen there today

  • Olympus 201

  • One ECM plate

  • Twin Skybolt blisters

  • Olympus 201

  • Olympus 301 trial development

  • One ECM plate

  • Twin Skybolt blisters

  • Olympus 201

  • One ECM plate

  • B2.MRR 

  • Last remaining B2.MRR

  • Olympus 201

  • One ECM plate

  • Twin Skybolt blisters

  • Olympus 201, 202

  • One ECM plate

  • Twin Skybolt blisters

  • B2.MRR

  • K2

  • Olympus 201

  • One ECM plate

  • Blue Steel

  • Olympus 201

  • Two ECM Plates

  • Blue Steel

  • Olympus 201

  • Two ECM Plates

  • Blue Steel

  • Olympus 201

  • Two ECM Plates

  • Blue Steel

  • Olympus 201

  • Two ECM Plates

  • Blue Steel

  • Highest flying hours until XH558's restoration

  • Olympus 201

  • Two ECM Plates

  • Blue Steel

  • Olympus 201

  • One ECM plate

  • Blue Steel

  • Additional markings applied by museum and some modifications made to reduce potential for water damage

  • Olympus 201

  • One ECM plate

  • Blue Steel

  • Olympus 201, 301

  • Two ECM Plates

  • Blue Steel

  • Olympus 201

  • Two ECM Plates

  • Blue Steel

  • Olympus 201, 301

  • Two ECM Plates

  • Blue Steel

  • Cockpit later scrapped

  • Olympus 201, 301

  • Two ECM Plates

  • Blue Steel

  • Olympus 201, 301

  • Two ECM Plates

  • Blue Steel

  • Cockpit restored in white scheme

  • Olympus 201, 301

  • Two ECM Plates

  • Blue Steel

  • Olympus 201, 301

  • Two ECM Plates

  • Blue Steel

  • Olympus 301

  • One ECM plate

  • First Vulcan built with Olympus 301

  • Black Buck modifications

  • Not used in Black Buck

  • Initially preserved in Blackpool

  • Scrapped due to severe corrosion and prohibitive moving costs

  • Olympus 201

  • One ECM plate

  • Blue Steel

  • Olympus 201

  • One ECM plate

  • Blue Steel

  • Olympus 201

  • One ECM plate

  • Blue Steel

  • Taxiable condition

  • VDF

  • Olympus 201

  • One ECM plate

  • Blue Steel

  • Taxiable condition

  • Olympus 201

  • One ECM plate

  • Blue Steel

  • Allocated to the RAF Museum but later scrapped

  • Olympus 201

  • Two ECM Plates

  • Blue Steel

  • "Trouble Four"

  • Olympus 201, 202

  • Two ECM Plates

  • Blue Steel

  • K2

  • Cockpit preserved

  • Olympus 201

  • Two ECM Plates

  • Blue Steel

  • Olympus 201

  • Two ECM Plates

  • Blue Steel

  • Cockpit survives

  • Olympus 201

  • Two ECM Plates

  • Blue Steel

  • Intended to be preserved at the Wales Air Museum at Cardiff Airport

  • Museum collapsed and the aircraft was scrapped

  • Olympus 201, 202

  • Two ECM Plates

  • Blue Steel

  • K2

  • Intended to be preserved in Gibraltar

  • Olympus 201

  • Two ECM Plates

  • Blue Steel

  • Olympus 201

  • Two ECM Plates

  • Blue Steel

  • Olympus 301

  • One ECM plate

  • Blue Steel

  • All further Vulcans built with Olympus 301s 

  • Olympus 301

  • Two ECM Plates

  • Blue Steel

  • 3 engines used to be runnable

  • Olympus 301

  • Two ECM Plates

  • Blue Steel

  • Olympus 301

  • Two ECM Plates

  • Blue Steel

  • Olympus 301

  • Two ECM Plates

  • Blue Steel

  • Aircraft used as a static fatigue test airframe 

  • Never completed

  • Olympus 301

  • One ECM Plate

  • Blue Steel

  • Black Buck modifications

  • Black Buck 5 and 6. Diverted to Brazil on Black Buck 6

  • Olympus 301

  • One ECM Plate

  • Black Buck modifications

  • Black Buck 1 primary, replaced by XM607

  • Olympus 301

  • One ECM Plate

  • Olympus 301

  • One ECM Plate

  • Olympus 301

  • One ECM Plate

  • Olympus 301

  • One ECM Plate

  • Cockpit at the Avro Heritage Museum

  • Olympus 301

  • One ECM Plate

  • Restored at the Avro Heritage Museum

  • Currently restored in white with pale roundels as she was on delivery to the RAF

  • Repainted in inaccurate white scheme in the 1990s with full shade roundels and no black painted radome, "Avro Vulcan" on the tail

XM604

Crashed 30/01/68

XM605

Preserved, Castle AFB, USA

XM606

Preserved, Eighth Air Force Museum, USA

XM607

Gate Guardian, RAF Waddington

XM608

Scrapped 1982

XM609

Scrapped 19

XM610

Crashed 08/01/71

XM611

Scrapped 1981

XM612

Preserved, Norwich Aviation Museum

XM645

Crashed 14/10/75

XM646

Scrapped 1983

XM647

Scrapped 1985

XM648

Scrapped 1982

XM649

Scrapped 1982

XM650

Scrapped 1984

XM651

Scrapped 1982

XM652

Scrapped 1984

XM653

Scrapped 1981

XM654

Scrapped 1982

XM655

Preserved, Wellesbourne Airfield 

XM656

Scrapped 1983

XM657

Scrapped 1993

  • Olympus 301

  • One ECM Plate

  • Olympus 301

  • One ECM Plate

  • Olympus 301

  • One ECM Plate

  • Olympus 301

  • One ECM Plate

  • Performed Black Buck 1, 2 and 7

  • Olympus 301

  • One ECM Plate

  • Olympus 301

  • One ECM Plate

  • Olympus 301

  • One ECM Plate

  • Olympus 301

  • One ECM Plate

  • Olympus 301

  • One ECM Plate

  • Olympus 301

  • One ECM Plate

  • Twin Skybolt Blisters

  • Olympus 301

  • One ECM Plate

  • ​Twin Skybolt Blisters

  • Olympus 301

  • One ECM Plate

  • ​Twin Skybolt Blisters

  • Olympus 301

  • One ECM Plate

  • ​Twin Skybolt Blisters

  • Olympus 301

  • One ECM Plate

  • ​Twin Skybolt Blisters

  • Olympus 301

  • One ECM Plate

  • ​Twin Skybolt Blisters

  • Olympus 301

  • One ECM Plate

  • ​Twin Skybolt Blisters

  • Olympus 301

  • One ECM Plate

  • Twin Skybolt Blisters

  • Cockpit preserved, Welshpool

  • Olympus 301

  • One ECM Plate

  • ​Twin Skybolt Blisters

  • Olympus 301

  • One ECM Plate

  • ​Twin Skybolt Blisters

  • Olympus 301

  • One ECM Plate

  • Twin Skybolt Blisters

  • taxiable condition

  • Olympus 301

  • One ECM Plate

  • ​Twin Skybolt Blisters

  • Olympus 301

  • One ECM Plate

  • Twin Skybolt Blisters

  • Final Vulcan built

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