Avro Vulcan B1 over the Western Isles of Scotland (this is a screen shot from Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002). The prototype Vulcan, the Avro 698, first flew in 1952 and was a great success. This radical airframe was designed as a long-range nuclear bomber, but had the manouverability of a fighter. Of the three British V-Bombers it is the Vulcan which was most popular with pilots and public alike. In its B2 guise it adapted well to the low-level role and was used in anger during the Falklands campaign. This aircraft is from No. 230 OCU, RAF Waddington, mid/late 1950's. Available as freeware for FS2002; original by Alpha Simulations, updated by Peter Savereux. File names are avb1.zip and vb1updat.zip, available at flightsim.com. A new, detailed, payware version of the B2 in several liveries is available from 'Flightcraft Simulations'.