More than any British aircraft since the ill-starred Comet I, the delta-winged Vulcan bomber has stood as a symbol of Britain's ability to keep abreast of the jet age. One day last week the four-jet, 150,000-lb. Vulcan headed home from a 26,000-mile flight to Australia and back, and R.A.F. officials decided to give it a big welcome at London Airport, where all the world could see and applaud.
Low-lying clouds and a cold rain darkened the field, but by the time the first high whine of the Vulcan's Olympus engines could be heard above the overcast, the clouds had lifted enough to...
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