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The Vickers Valiant was a British high-altitude jet bomber designed to carry nuclear weapons, and in the 1950s and 1960s was part of the Royal Air Force's "V bomber" strategic deterrent force. It was developed by Vickers-Armstrongs in response to Specification B.35/46 issued by the Air Ministry for a nuclear-armed jet-powered bomber.
Last Vickers Valiant ever built. Cockpit in preservation [6] [7] XD826 1956 December 15th, 1956 December 1964 Royal Air Force: Imperial War Museum at Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England: On static display Cockpit only [8] [9] XD857 1957 January 5th, 1957 February 19th, 1965 Royal Air Force: Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum at Flixton, Suffolk ...
Vickers Valiant B(PR)K.1 of 90 Squadron in 1957 wearing the Squadron's XC symbol in a triangle on its fin. On 8 January 1953 a Washington from the squadron WF502 mysteriously crashed near Llanarmon-yn-Ial in Denbighshire with the loss of all 10 crewmen, it had flown into the ground at night. [21]
It operated the Vickers Valiant from RAF Marham, from 21 January 1956 until 28 February 1965. Leonard Trent, a Victoria Cross winner, was the first CO of the Valiant squadron, and he was succeeded by future Chief of the Air Staff and Marshal of the RAF Michael Beetham. The Valiant was at first active as a V bomber but
Vickers Valiant B2 during its first flight on 4 September 1953. The prototype Vickers VC10, G-ARTA, at the Farnborough Airshow, September 1962 shortly after its first flight in June 1962. Bryce made the first test flight of the Vickers Vanguard in January 1959 with a short hop from Weybridge to Wisley, some three miles away.
Vickers Valiant B1 XD818 at RAF Museum Cosford. A full-scale rehearsal for Operation Grapple was held on 11 May, [17] and on 14 May it was decided to conduct the Grapple 1 test the following day. [18] The Grapple 1 mission was flown by Hubbard in XD818, with Millett and XD824 as the "grandstand" observation aircraft.
The three models of strategic bomber, known collectively as the V class, were the Vickers Valiant, which first flew in 1951 and entered service in 1955; the Avro Vulcan, which first flew in 1952 and entered service in 1956; and the Handley Page Victor, which first flew in 1952 and entered service in 1957. The V Bomber force reached its peak in ...
The Vickers Main Battle Tank Mk. 4 later known as the Vickers Valiant was a main battle tank developed as a private venture by British company Vickers for export. Its ...