V-bomber
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The V-bomber was a class of British Cold War strategic jet bombers designed to deliver nuclear weapons as part of the United Kingdom's airborne deterrent force.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
class of military aircraft
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strategic bomber force ⓘ |
| aircraftType | jet-powered bomber ⓘ |
| associatedWeapon |
Blue Danube nuclear bomb
NERFINISHED
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Blue Steel missile NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Beard nuclear bomb NERFINISHED ⓘ WE.177 nuclear bomb NERFINISHED ⓘ Yellow Sun nuclear bomb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| comprises |
Avro Vulcan
NERFINISHED
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Handley Page Victor NERFINISHED ⓘ Vickers Valiant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Cold War ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedToDeliver | nuclear weapons ⓘ |
| designFeature |
crescent wing (Handley Page Victor)
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delta wing (Avro Vulcan) ⓘ swept wings ⓘ |
| era | Cold War era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext | NATO nuclear strategy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introduced | 1950s ⓘ |
| notableOperation |
Falklands War Black Buck raids (Avro Vulcan)
NERFINISHED
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Operation Grapple nuclear tests support ⓘ |
| nuclearDeliveryMethod |
free-fall nuclear bombs
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stand-off nuclear weapons ⓘ |
| operatedFrom |
RAF Coningsby
NERFINISHED
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RAF Cottesmore NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Elvington NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Finningley NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Gaydon NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Honington NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Hullavington NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Lindholme NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Marham NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Scampton NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Waddington NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Wyton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | United Kingdom's airborne nuclear deterrent ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Royal Air Force Bomber Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion | turbojet engines ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Polaris ballistic missile submarines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
conventional bomber
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nuclear deterrent ⓘ strategic bomber ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| strategicFunction | part of British independent nuclear deterrent ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | symbol of British Cold War air power ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
high-altitude penetration
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low-level penetration ⓘ |
| usedBy | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
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