Vickers Valiant B2
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Great piece of footage! The terrible tragidy with the Mk1 was the destructive corrosion caused by 'dissimilar metal syndrome' and the fatigue cracking in the wings which led to a Valiant crash, and subsequent premature scrapping of all Valiants. A terrible shame, but Vickers learned a lot from it.
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What a magnificent aircraft.
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What a beauty of an aircraft!
Largely forgotten in the V-bomber trio, but equally as impressive. Vickers made an exceptional aircraft!
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Great Work putting this together, i didn't even know there was any film of this largely (& wrongly) forgotten MK-2 Valiant (found this Video by pure chance while conducting a Still Image / Photo Search for this Aircraft).
A utter tragedy she wasn't saved from destruction like "XD818" was, especially as she must have been in far better condition than any of her B1 Elder Sisters.
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@ToonandBBfan Indeed.
She was also the Aircraft to Drop "Orange Herald"
(to this day the Most Powerful Conventional Atom Bomb ever Built, let alone actually Detonated).
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The only British aircraft to drop a live hydrogen bomb (operation Grapple).
The Valiant was a nice airplane - such a shame that the RAF didnt have a crystal ball and opt for the B2.
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Thumbs up for Gunston!
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Chocks away Ginger.
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Gunston is my god.
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Bill Gunston is God! Been reading his books since I was a kid in the 70s.
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Thanks a million for this film! Valiant B Mk2 was one of my favourite aircraft from the 1950's. Photographs of it only ever show same old image everytime, so great to see this extended film coverage. Shame it was never put in production. Looked devilishly good in glossy black, despite Bill Gunston's incredulity.
Gruntol5 4 years ago
Thanks for your comment. The Valiant B2 is my favourite aircraft. I have obtained several rare photos of the B2 from various sources. This helped me construct a 1/144 scale model from virtually scratch.
wavodavo 4 years ago