XH560 Vulcan K,2
Close -up of the relatively crude modification made to the Vulcan for the air-to-air tanking role. The tanker conversion was accomplished by removing the jammers from the ECM bay in the tail of the aircraft, and replacing them with a single Hose Drum Unit (HDU). An additional cylindrical bomb-bay tank was fitted, making a total of three, giving a fuel capacity of almost 100,000 lb (45,000 kg). Six Vulcans were modified in this way and they served with No. 50 Squadron for only about two years, being withdrawn in 1984 as the RAF's VC10 tankers came into service.
XH560 Vulcan K,2
Close -up of the relatively crude modification made to the Vulcan for the air-to-air tanking role. The tanker conversion was accomplished by removing the jammers from the ECM bay in the tail of the aircraft, and replacing them with a single Hose Drum Unit (HDU). An additional cylindrical bomb-bay tank was fitted, making a total of three, giving a fuel capacity of almost 100,000 lb (45,000 kg). Six Vulcans were modified in this way and they served with No. 50 Squadron for only about two years, being withdrawn in 1984 as the RAF's VC10 tankers came into service.