AV600-83 No 83 Squadron Avro Vulcan B2 cover with Farewell to Flight XH558 postmark 28 Oct 2015

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Cover depicts Avro Vulcan B2 XJ783 in flight over RAF Scampton in its distinctive white paint scheme. The painting was especially commissioned from Ross Wardle, who was one of the Matchbox Kits artists before the company dropped out of kit market.This cover bears the 1st Class gold stamp cancelled with Farewell to Flight Vulcan XH558 Doncaster 28 Oct 15 - which was the date of her Final Flight. No 83 Squadron reformed at RAF Waddington In May 1957, the squadron as the RAF’s first Vulcan squadron. In August 1960, it handed over its B1 aircraft to No 44 Squadron and moved to Scampton where it became the first squadron to receive the B2 Vulcan. Initially these were armed with Yellow Sun megaton weapons, later to be replaced by Blue Steel stand-off bombs. The squadron remained at Scampton in this role until finally disbanded in August 1969

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