Airfix 1:72 RAF V Bomber Vickers Valiant B(PR) K.1 plastic model kit Miscellaneous Kits Estes C6-5 ENGINES FOR MODEL

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but over the course of the war it was progressively superseded in its front-line fighter role by the much more modern Spitfire

Airfix 1:72 RAF V Bomber Vickers Valiant B(PR) K.1 plastic model kit Miscellaneous Kits Estes C6-5 ENGINES FOR MODELThe Valiant was the first of the RAFs 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.