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| | A Vickers Valiant of Bomber Command taking-off from Marham airbase. Evident are the long-range fuel tanks, undercarriage wells and bomb aimer"s blister and the improved type "spectacle engine air intakes." |
| The prototype Valiant WB210 during initial test flight showing original straight slotted air intake with airflow straighteners in port leading edge wing root. |
| Close-up of prototype Valiant disclosing short jet pipes, later lengthened to improve the local airflow and fuel tank ventilation. |
| An early production Valiant (WZ365) in grey finish showing wing "fences" and protruding jet pipes. |
| Sole example of the Valiant B.2 was WJ954. The B.2 had a lengthened nose and the main undercarriage legs retracted back into large fairings on the wing trailing edge. Overall finish was glossy black with white serial numbers. |
| Sole example of the Valiant B.2 was WJ954. The B.2 had a lengthened nose and the main undercarriage legs retracted back into large fairings on the wing trailing edge. Overall finish was glossy black with white serial numbers. |
| Valiant WP204 taking-off for trials with the Blue Steel stand-off bomb. Belly of the Valiant was modified to accomodate Blue Steel. |
| The Valiant (WZ366) which dropped Britain"s first atomic bomb at Maralinga, Australia, on 11th October 1956. |
| Valiant WZ400 over Goose Bay, Labrador, during the "Snow Trip" operation in Canada. |
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| | XD818, the Valiant which dropped Britain"s "H" bomb at Christmas Island, on 15th May 1957, in its special overall white finish. |
| XD818 preserver at Marham in low-level camouflage scheme and destined for the RAF Museum. |
| A typical photograph of a Bomber Command Valiant (XD823) in flight before the introduction of anti-flash roundel and fin stripe paint. |
| The last Valiant XD865 taking-off from Brooklands for delivery to the Royal Air Force. |
| A Valiant with others in the background, at Luqa airbase, Malta, in readiness for the Suez campaign, 1956. |
| Valiant production line at the Vickers" Weybridge works. |
| A complete Valiant team of aircrew, ground engineers and ground support equipment mustered before a Valiant of Bomber Command. |
| A Valian aircrew "scrambling" aboard a Bomber Command Valiant. Elapsed time between warning and airborne condition was four minutes, an advantage conferred by the introduction of the jet engine to first-line bombers. |
| A Valiant B.(K) Mk.1 tanker flight refuelling a Valiant B.PR.(K) Mk.1 receiver. Note modified belly of tanker aircraft. |