I remember being surprised at how large the crews on those were. Look at all the windows they needed just to drop a few bombs. Incredible.
On This Day: 1906 the first Vulcan bomber emerged from Hangar 18 at the #RAFLuton Broom Lake test facility. Crowds of men in black turned up to watch the event, though later none of them could remember it after an accident with a pen torch #AvGeekpic.twitter.com/nCcBa25jpG
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It's so that the bombs can see out and know when they are near the drop zone.
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“Everyone look away, nothing to see here”
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Who knew a Vulcan had so many windows
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Of course they do; as the bombs are photosensitive, they require a lot of sunlight and Vitamin D to arm the warheads before being dropped- so the windows help supply that
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Photo taken from a low-flying Canberra, surely?
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So low, it was about 50 feet underground, and inverted!
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Are you disputing the great RAF Luton and their enormous wealth of military knowledge??
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