{"title":"Technical Manuals","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"valiant-mk-i-pilot-s-notes-added-value-digital-download-incl-multi-page-info-pack","title":"VALIANT Mk.I PILOT'S NOTES ADDED-VALUE DIGITAL DOWNLOAD incl. 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It was developed by Vickers in response to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_Ministry_specification\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"null\"\u003eSpecification B.35\/46\u003c\/a\u003e issued by the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_Ministry\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"null\"\u003eAir Ministry\u003c\/a\u003e for a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_weapon\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"null\"\u003enuclear-armed\u003c\/a\u003e jet-powered bomber. The Valiant was the first of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/V_bomber\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"null\"\u003eV bombers\u003c\/a\u003e to become operational, and was followed by the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Handley_Page_Victor\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"null\"\u003eHandley Page Victor\u003c\/a\u003e and the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Avro_Vulcan\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"null\"\u003eAvro Vulcan\u003c\/a\u003e; it was noticeably less advanced than its counterparts. The Valiant has the distinction of being the only V bomber to have dropped live nuclear weapons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs developed, the Valiant was intended for operations as a high-altitude \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Strategic_bomber\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"null\"\u003estrategic bomber\u003c\/a\u003e. During the late 1950s, in response to rapid advances in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Surface-to-air_missile\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"null\"\u003esurface-to-air missile\u003c\/a\u003e (SAM) technology, the Valiant fleet switched to flying a low-level mission profile to perform the strike mission. Beyond the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_deterrence\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"null\"\u003enuclear deterrence\u003c\/a\u003e role, the Valiant was also used by the RAF for other purposes, a number were converted to perform various support roles such as \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aerial_refuelling\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"null\"\u003eaerial refuelling\u003c\/a\u003e tankers and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aerial_reconnaissance\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"null\"\u003eaerial reconnaissance\u003c\/a\u003e aircraft. Valiants were used for conventional bombing missions over \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Egypt\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"null\"\u003eEgypt\u003c\/a\u003e for \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Operation_Musketeer_(1956)\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"null\"\u003eOperation Musketeer\u003c\/a\u003e during the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Suez_Crisis\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"null\"\u003eSuez Crisis\u003c\/a\u003e of 1956.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBy late 1964 it was found that all variants of the Valiant showed premature fatiguing and inter-crystalline corrosion in wing spar attachment castings, traced to the use of a poorly understood aluminium alloy, DTD683. Rather than proceeding with an expensive rebuilding program, the Valiant was formally retired in 1965. Its duties were continued by the other V-bombers which remained in service until the 1980s. 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