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jgroom_bluesteel_coventry_3may2003_1c

Avro Blue Steel stand-off nuclear missile at the Midland Air Museum, Coventry on the 3rd May 2003. Blue Steel was designed for use from Vulcan and Victor bombers during the 1960's and was armed with a 1.1 Megaton warhead. It had a range of about 150 miles and could fly at over Mach 2. It was retired from use in 1970.

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Uploaded on December 28, 2013
Taken on May 3, 2003