Avro Vulcan: Cold War Aircraft in Scale

by Geoff Coughlin

Overview

The Avro Vulcan, arguably the best known of the British ‘V-Bombers’, was an integral part of Britain’s nuclear deterrent. During the Cold War several RAF squadrons were equipped with Vulcans, including some assigned to Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) sorties to counter immediately any threat launched by the Soviet Union. The Vulcan was also suited to conventional bombing missions. In 1982, in Operation Black Buck during the Falklands War, Vulcan B.2s carried out the longest-ranged bombing raids in history up to that time.

Cold War Aircraft in Scale: Avro Vulcan contains extensive photographs and profiles, unique reference materials and detailed step-by-step scale model builds in all the main scales: everything you need to inspire, inform and instruct you in your creation of a showpiece replica of this iconic Cold War bomber.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781781559260
Publisher:	Pen and Sword
Publication date:	03/30/2026
Series:	In Scale
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	6.75(w) x 9.75(h) x (d)

About the Author

Geoff Coughlin is the founder and editor of a web-based scale modelling magazine, dedicated to helping scale modellers across the globe develop their skills. He is also author of eight titles on scale modelling and an aviation history enthusiast.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Group Captain Roger Dunsford (Ret’d); Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Avro Vulcan - a Brief Background and History; 2 Enhancing Realism and Key Features; 3 Avro Vulcan profiles; 4 Avro Vulcan in Scale; 5 Avro Vulcan Scale Model Gallery; Bibliography.