The problem with the Vulcan was that it did not have enough wing area! I have actually seen one of these at an airshow in Pensacola and walked underneath. Talk about an aluminum overcast, or, maybe I should say aluminium overcast.
A Russian Tu-95 "Bear" bomber approximately 375 nautical miles east of Keflavik, Iceland, 17 March 1972. The photograph was taken from a U.S. Air Force F-102, during an interception by aircraft assigned to the 57th Fighter Interceptor Squadron at Keflavik.