Avro Vulcans in New Zealand

[Dave Homewood]

Some photos from the National Library of New Zealand's Collection. The captions are from the NZNL


RNZAF Avro Vulcan XH498 Jet bomber plane and unidentified ground crew, [Ohakea Air Force Base, Palmerston North?]


RNZAF Avro Vulcan XH498 Jet bomber plane and unidentified crew back after 8 months deployment, [Ohakea Air Force Base, Palmerston North?]


RNZAF Avro Vulcan XH498 Jet bomber plane with ground crew in front of a hangar, [Ohakea Air Force Base, Palmerston North?]


RNZAF Avro Vulcan XH498 Jet bomber plane with three unidentified men in front, [Ohakea Air Force Base, Palmerston North?]


RNZAF Avro Vulcan XH498 Jet bomber plane with Captain Flight Lieutenant C R Bell in full flight gear, [Ohakea Air Force Base, Palmerston North?]


RNZAF Avro Vulcan XH498 Jet bomber plane with Captain Flight Lieutenant C R Bell and an unidentified crew member in full flight gear doing a post flight check, [Ohakea Air Force Base, Palmerston North?]

[Dave Homewood]

Was Flight Lieutenant C R Bell the captain of the Vulcan once XH498 was repaired? It was S/Ldr Tony Smailes that was flying when it was damaged at Rongotai.