Airfix - Vickers Valiant - 1:72
Product Code:
A11001A
The Valiant was the first of the RAF’s 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.
Scheme A) - Vickers Valiant B(PR)K.1
WZ393, RAF No.90 Squadron, Honington, Suffolk, England, 1957
Scheme B) - Vickers Valiant BK.Mk1
XD818, RAF No.49 Squadron, Kiritimati (Christmas Island), Pacific Ocean, ‘Operation
Grapple’, 1957
Model Scale; 1:72 |
Dimensions (mm) W488 |
Number of Parts: 142 |
Requires Painting: Yes |
Skill Level: 3 |
Flying Hours: 3 |
Paints Required but not included:
(Scheme A) 29, 33, 56, 62, 88, 164, 11, 118
(Scheme B) 21, 22, 29, 33, 34, 56, 62, 88, 163, 164, 11,
118.