The
Vickers Valiant
prototype,the type 660
The
Vickers Valiant
"V" bomber prototype, the Vickers Type 660
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Vickers,Valiant, V, bomber, prototype, Type 660
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Rockwell B-1B_Bomber - development
In the late 1950s, the US Air Force planned to obtain large numbers of a Mach 3 bomber, the North American "B-70 Valkyrie", as the backbone of their strategic nuclear bombing force. However, improvements in Soviet air defenses and the development of the US long-range ballistic missile ........
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The Sea Dart was designed by Hawker Siddeley to replace the "Sea Slug" missile (who thought up that name?) to protect the Royal Navy surface fleet. Trials of the new missile started in 1965, and orders were placed for the new missile in 1967. It would go on to have a long service life
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Douglas Aircraft provided a series of heavy transports for the US Air Force. While the Douglas "Globemaster" piston transport was only built in small numbers, it led to the improved "Globemaster II", which was an airlift workhorse well into the Vietnam War. Douglas also built a l........
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The US Air Force turned towards "stealthy" aircraft in the 1970s and 1980s, the flying wing bomber was revived in the form of the Northrop Grumman "B-2 Spirit", the first flying wing to enter full operational service, the biggest stealth aircraft built to date, and one of the........
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