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The Vulcan bomber only had ejector seats for the two pilots… the rear crew made do with an escape slide, a level if inequality that killed many and resulted in questions being asked in Parliament. This is the story of the Vulcan and a look at the USN Skyknight which had a similar escape system.
The rear crew compartment of the Avro Vulcan
Malta
Malta
The Vulcan
The Vulcan air brakes
The crash site
Avro Vulcan XV770
The Vulcan rear crew escape hatch
The F3 Skynight
Skynight bailout trials
Images under Creative Commons licence with thanks to Isaac Bee, Anton Zelenov, NASA, DFST, RuthAS, the RAF, Roland Turner, US Navy, Ultra7 and the USAF.
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The Vulcan bomber only had ejector seats for the two pilots… the rear crew made do with an escape slide, a level if inequality that killed many and resulted in questions being asked in Parliament. This is the story of the Vulcan and a look at the USN Skyknight which had a similar escape system.
The rear crew compartment of the Avro Vulcan
Malta
Malta
The Vulcan
The Vulcan air brakes
The crash site
Avro Vulcan XV770
The Vulcan rear crew escape hatch
The F3 Skynight
Skynight bailout trials
Images under Creative Commons licence with thanks to Isaac Bee, Anton Zelenov, NASA, DFST, RuthAS, the RAF, Roland Turner, US Navy, Ultra7 and the USAF.

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