Vickers Valiant

The Vickers Valiant was a British high level bomber. It formed part of the Royal Air Force’s V Bomber nuclear deterent in the 1950’s and 1960’s. The Vickers Valiant, the forunner of Victor and the Vulcan, ws used in a number of apart from it being the only bomber to carry active nuclear weapons. The Valiant was also used as a aerial refueling tanker and for aerial recce. The Valiant saw active service using conventiional weapons during the 1956 Suez Crisis.
WP210 first flew in January 1955 and was retired in April 1955.