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Airfix - Vickers Valuant BK.MK1 - 1:72 (A11001)
The Vickers-Armstrong Valiant was a British four-jet
bomber, once part of the Royal Air Force’s V-bomber force. As the Valiant
was an entirely new class of aircraft for the RAF, 232 Operational
Conversion Unit was established at RAF Gaydon. The first operational RAF
unit to be equipped with the Valiant was 138 Squadron, also at RAF Gaydon,
though it later moved to RAF Wittering. At its peak, the Valiant equipped at
least seven RAF squadrons.
A Valiant B.1 (WZ366) of No 49 Squadron (captained by Squadron Leader E.J.G.
Flavell AFC) was the first RAF aircraft to drop a British operational atomic
bomb when it performed a test drop of a down-rated Blue Danube weapon on
Maralinga, South Australia, on 11th October 1956. It was the last time the
V-bombers flew a war mission until Avro Vulcans bombed Port Stanley airfield
in the Falkland Islands during the Falklands War in 1982.
| Model Scale; 1:72 |
Dimensions (mm); L456 x W488 |
| Pieces: 142 |
Requires Painting: Yes |
| Skill Level: 3 |
Flying Hours: TBA |
Paints Required but not included:
11, 22, 33, 164
Discontinued
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