Department

The aircraft

Forget the nickname for a minute. This was a Woodford product with four buried jets, a bomb bay the size of a shop, and a crew who did not all get ejection seats.

Avro Vulcan in flight, photographed by Paul Friel — In its element. Photograph: Paul Friel, CC BY 2.0.

The airframe

Why the delta, why the intakes grew, and what the B.2 actually changed.

Olympus

The engine that named the noise, from early marks to the 301.

Five in the dark

Two up front with seats that fire; three downstairs with a door.