Vickers Valiant B (PR) K.1

Medlem av V-Bomber familien fra RAF strategiske bombefly flåte fra 50-1980 tallet. Valianten var i tjeneste fra 1955 til 1965. Noe over 100 maskiner ble bygget og settet fra Airfix representerer 2 forskjellige utgaver fra 1957.

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The Valiant was the first of the RAF’s V Bomber trio to enter service. The most conventional of the three designs, it was also the first to drop bombs in anger against Egyptian airfields during the Suez campaign. It was also the first RAF machine to drop a Hydrogen bomb during the Operation Grapple tests in 1957. However its career was cut short by serious problems with its rear spar, leading to fatal accidents and subsequent grounding of the fleet.