Vickers Valiant - Wikipedia
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.
V bomber - Wikipedia
The "V bombers" were the Royal Air Force (RAF) aircraft during the 1950s and 1960s that comprised the United Kingdom's strategic nuclear strike force known officially as the V force or Bomber Command Main Force.
Vickers Valiant - BAE Systems
Built by Vickers-Armstrongs at Weybridge, the Vickers Valiant was a four-jet, high-altitude, strategic bomber and was the first, and the most conservative in design, of the V-Bombers (the others being the Handley Page Victor and the Avro Vulcan).
First of the V’s – The Vickers Valiant - Ed Nash's Military Matters
2022年4月6日 · Because of the urgent need to update Bomber Command’s fleet, and to get a modern nuclear capable bomber into service, Vickers argument won the day and in February 1949 two prototypes were ordered.
Thunder & Lightnings - Vickers Valiant - History
With the end of the Second World War, however, interest in a jet bomber was reawakened. The B.35/46 specification issued by the Ministry of Supply called for a bomber capable of carrying a 10,000 lb bomb, travelling at 500 knots and at 50,000 ft, with a range of over 3,300 nautical miles.
Vickers Valiant B1 - RAF Museum
The Valiant was the first of Bomber Command’s V class aircraft and established Britain’s air-borne nuclear deterrent force before pioneering operational in-flight refuelling in the Royal Air Force.
Vickers Valiant - Price, Specs, Photo Gallery, History - Aero Corner
The Vickers Valiant is a high-altitude strategic bomber aircraft designed by Sir George Edwards and manufactured by Vickers-Armstrong. It was one of the V bomber aircraft of the Royal Air Force during the 1950s and 1960s.
Vickers Valiant - AirVectors
The first of these "V-bombers" was the Vickers Valiant, which served through most of the 1950s and into the early 1960s. This document provides a history and description of the Valiant. A list of illustration credits is provided at the end.
Valiant: The first V-Bomber - Key.Aero
Overshadowed by the Vulcan and Victor, the Valiant was the only one of the V-bombers to drop a nuclear bomb, the first to see combat and the RAF’s initial operational tanker. However, its career was cut short by structural problems, as Stephen Skinner describes.
The Vickers Valiant - FAQs
The first of these "V-bombers" was the Vickers Valiant, which served through most of the 1950s and into the early 1960s. This document provides a short history and description of the Valiant.