VULCAN XM602 WAS DELIVERED TO RAF CONINGSBY IN NOV. 1963. WAS ALSO AT RAF. COTTESMORE FROM 1968 TO 1982’

BLUE STEEL WAS POWERED BY A BRISTOL SIDDELEY STENTOR ROCKET MOTOR USING HIGH TEST HYDROGEN PEROXIDE AS A FUEL WITH A THRUST OF 20,000 LBS. MAX SPEED OF MACH 1.6 AND A RANGE OF 200 MILES. BECAME OPERATIONAL IN 1964

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