demonstrated in the turret of the Vickers Mk. 7 were later incorporated into the Challenger 2. Following trials of the Vickers Valiant in the Middle East in 1983... 11 KB (1,398 words) - 23:16, 9 February 2024 |
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... 15 KB (1,834 words) - 22:43, 24 January 2023 |
V bomber (section Withdrawal of the Valiants) 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... 71 KB (10,472 words) - 18:10, 15 October 2023 |
Vickers and are in preservation. "60th Anniversary of Valiant's First Flight." Royal Air Force Museum, 17 May 2011. "Thunder & Lightnings - Vickers Valiant... 21 KB (798 words) - 12:16, 26 April 2024 |
Vickers-Armstrongs Limited was a British engineering conglomerate formed by the merger of the assets of Vickers Limited and Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth... 19 KB (2,020 words) - 02:30, 10 April 2024 |
However Vickers decided to build a single prototype as a private venture for evaluation against the specification. The Vickers 131 Valiant was a single-bay... 8 KB (682 words) - 06:59, 20 May 2022 |
Civilian models of the Vickers Valiant and Handley Page Victor V-bombers were also planned for the same contract. The Vickers V-1000 won the contest over... 5 KB (433 words) - 10:58, 8 December 2022 |
19th-century restoration and carved the pulpit and other features. Vickers Valiant XD864 of 7 Squadron at RAF Honington, took off from RAF Wittering on... 7 KB (681 words) - 14:33, 12 October 2023 |
Look up valiant in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Valiant may refer to: James Valiant (1884–1917), English cricketer The Valiant Brothers, a professional... 4 KB (560 words) - 23:55, 30 August 2023 |
No. 49 Squadron RAF (section Vickers Valiant) and hydrogen bomb programmes. During Operation Buffalo in 1956, a Vickers Valiant from the squadron became the first British aircraft to drop a live... 15 KB (1,663 words) - 20:38, 16 February 2023 |
The Vickers Swallow was a supersonic aircraft project headed by Barnes Wallis, working at the British aircraft company Vickers-Armstrongs. It was a wing... 6 KB (777 words) - 08:58, 23 January 2024 |
The Vickers MBT is a series of main battle tanks (MBTs) developed as a private venture by British company Vickers-Armstrongs for export. The design makes... 13 KB (1,307 words) - 22:00, 10 April 2024 |
The squadron disbanded on 2 January 1956 before reforming with the Vickers Valiant at RAF Honington in Suffolk in December that year, flying them in the... 23 KB (1,829 words) - 20:33, 11 March 2023 |
Vickers Valiant, one of the V-bombers, but also featured substantial changes. In addition to its military application, both the Ministry and Vickers also... 30 KB (4,091 words) - 18:02, 21 September 2023 |
Vickers Viscount, Vickers Valiant, English Electric Lightning, de Havilland Comet 2c, de Havilland Sea Vixen, and later aircraft, such as the Vickers... 61 KB (7,493 words) - 18:59, 13 March 2024 |
1962. It was the first 'V-bomber' squadron of the RAF, flying the Vickers Valiant between 1955 and 1962. No. 138 Squadron RAF was originally to be formed... 8 KB (626 words) - 12:28, 4 February 2024 |
record of 54 by a test pilot), from the Supermarine Spitfire, to the Vickers Valiant. He also holds the current second place record for 366 general types... 13 KB (1,751 words) - 13:47, 26 September 2023 |
No. 1321 Flight RAF (redirect from No. 1321 (Valiant/Blue Danube Trials) Flight) Conversion Unit. No. 1321 (Valiant/Blue Danube Trials) Flight RAF was reformed at RAF Wittering on 3 August 1954 as a Vickers Valiant unit to integrate the... 6 KB (512 words) - 15:49, 13 February 2018 |
and Canadian scientists. During the Kite test on 11 October 1956, a Vickers Valiant of No. 49 Squadron RAF piloted by Squadron Leader Ted Flavell became... 8 KB (979 words) - 10:58, 23 April 2024 |