The Avro 730 was a planned Mach 3 reconnaissance aircraft and strategic bomber that was being developed by Avro Aircraft for the Royal Air Force (RAF). It had been originally envisioned as a very high-speed aircraft to perform aerial reconnaissance missions, conforming with the requirements of Air Ministry Specification OR.330 .

Oct 25, 2019 · Key point: London almost had a very good spy plane, but decided it wasn’t worth the cost of building. Had history turned out differently, the first Mach 3 spy plane of the Cold War might have been...

Nov 26, 2023 · Avro 730: The British Wanted A Mach 2.5 Bomber – In the early 1950s, the British government under Prime Minister Winston Churchill saw a significant danger in the bomber gap developing...

Apr 30, 2015 · The Avro 730 was a planned Mach 3 reconnaissance aircraft and strategic bomber for the Royal Air Force. If it had proceeded into service, the aircraft would have replaced the V bombers as the primary nuclear weapons delivery system for Britain's nuclear deterrent.

Sep 25, 2019 · Page details technical specifications, development, and operational history of the Avro 730 (R.156T / O.R.330) High-Altitude Supersonic Reconnaissance Aircraft including pictures.

Feb 18, 2025 · In this article, we will take a deeper look at the story of this unique combat aircraft. The Avro 730 was intended to be a Mach 3-capable reconnaissance aircraft, and it was set to be developed by Avro Aircraft for the Royal Air Force (RAF) before its subsequent cancelation.

The Avro 730 was a planned Mach 3 reconnaissance aircraft and bomber for the Royal Air Force. If it had proceeded into service, the aircraft would have replaced the V bombers as the primary delivery system for Britain's nuclear deterrent.[2] It was cancelled in …

The first 730 fuselage was well advanced at Avro's Chadderton factory when Duncan Sandys announced his decision to cancel all work on the majority of manned aircraft. The 730 was broken up and the World's first Mach 2+ bomber ended up being used as scrap bins.

The Avro 730 was a planned British Mach 3 reconnaissance aircraft and bomber for the Royal Air Force. It was cancelled in 1957 along with other development on manned aircraft as part of the 1957 Defence White Paper .

Oct 29, 2021 · The British Avro 730 could have been the world’s first MACH 2.5-3 recon/bomber. Plans for the aircraft came about in the early 1950s. Had everything remained on schedule, it could have been in service before the SR-71 burst onto the scene in 1966.