V-bomber force
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The V-bomber force was the Royal Air Force’s strategic nuclear bomber fleet during the Cold War, composed of three advanced jet bombers designed to deliver Britain’s nuclear deterrent.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| V‑force | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Air Force formation
ⓘ
strategic bomber force ⓘ |
| aircraftType | jet bomber ⓘ |
| basedIn | United Kingdom airfields ⓘ |
| BlackBuckAircraftType | Avro Vulcan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatUse |
Falklands War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Suez Crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composedOf |
Avro Vulcan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Handley Page Victor NERFINISHED ⓘ Vickers Valiant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Cold War ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedFor |
high subsonic speed
ⓘ
long-range missions ⓘ |
| doctrine | high-altitude penetration ⓘ |
| hasRole |
strategic bombing
ⓘ
strategic nuclear deterrent ⓘ |
| introduced | 1950s ⓘ |
| laterDoctrine | low-level penetration ⓘ |
| notableOperation | Operation Black Buck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nuclearCapability | yes ⓘ |
| nuclearStrategy | independent British deterrent ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf | British nuclear deterrent ⓘ |
| peakPeriod |
early 1960s
ⓘ
late 1950s ⓘ |
| primaryArmament |
Blue Danube nuclear bomb
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Red Beard nuclear bomb NERFINISHED ⓘ WE.177 nuclear bomb NERFINISHED ⓘ Yellow Sun nuclear bomb NERFINISHED ⓘ free-fall nuclear bombs ⓘ |
| reducedRole | after Royal Navy Polaris deployment ⓘ |
| sawCombat | yes ⓘ |
| secondaryArmament | conventional bombs ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| strategicCommand | Bomber Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicControlTransferredTo | Royal Navy Polaris force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
conventional bombing operations
ⓘ
nuclear deterrence patrols ⓘ |
| ValiantRetirementReason | metal fatigue issues ⓘ |
| ValiantRole | initial V-bomber in service ⓘ |
| ValiantServiceEntry | mid-1950s ⓘ |
| VictorLaterUse | aerial refuelling tanker ⓘ |
| VictorRole | bomber and later tanker ⓘ |
| VictorServiceEntry | late 1950s ⓘ |
| VulcanRetirement | 1980s ⓘ |
| VulcanRole | delta-wing high-altitude bomber ⓘ |
| VulcanServiceEntry | mid-1950s ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
V‑force
subject surface form:
Vickers Valiant