Avro Vulcan B1A XH478 of the Waddington Wing at Waddington in 1964. 478 was delivered as a B1 in March of 1958 and retained by the Ministry of Aviation for in-flight refuelling trials at Boscombe Down. 478 was converted to a B1A in 1962 and saw RAF service on the Waddington Wing. 478 was used for trials at Boscombe Down before being flown to RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus in March 1969 and used as an instructional airframe (8047M).

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