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The 12 AEWs were given names from the Magic Roundabout and The Herbs TV series

Group Captain Sir Douglas Robert Steuart Bader

The Valkyrie was the prototype for the B-70 nuclear bomber capable of long-range sorties travelling at Mach 3 at 70

Using GCI (Ground Controlled Interception) Phantoms and Lightnings were scrambled to intercept Russian aircraft 'wandering' into UK airspace

Avro - Sweat Shirt Blériot The 12 AEWs were givenAvro Aircraft Avro was formed in 1910 in Manchester by Alliott Verdon Roe. The company is best known for producing aircraft such as the Avro 504, Lancaster and Vulcan as well as the Blue Steel Missile. In 1963 the company was merged into Hawker Siddeley.