RAF V-bomber force
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The RAF V-bomber force was the United Kingdom’s Cold War strategic nuclear bomber fleet, centered on the Vickers Valiant, Handley Page Victor, and Avro Vulcan aircraft.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Royal Air Force strategic bomber program | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
nuclear deterrent force
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strategic bomber force ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | V-force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armedWith |
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 ⓘ free-fall nuclear bombs ⓘ |
| basedIn |
RAF Cottesmore
NERFINISHED
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RAF Finningley NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Gaydon NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Honington NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Marham NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Scampton NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Waddington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandStructure | Bomber Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Cold War ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| doctrine |
high-altitude penetration
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low-level penetration ⓘ |
| endUse | late 1960s ⓘ |
| hadCapability |
high-altitude operations
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high-subsonic speed ⓘ long-range strike ⓘ low-level terrain-following flight ⓘ |
| hasAircraft |
Avro Vulcan
NERFINISHED
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Handley Page Victor NERFINISHED ⓘ Vickers Valiant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainRole | strategic nuclear bombing ⓘ |
| hasRole |
conventional bombing
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nuclear deterrence ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
early nuclear age
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post-World War II era ⓘ |
| influencedBy | United States Strategic Air Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf | British nuclear deterrent ⓘ |
| replaced | RAF Tiger Force concept ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
RAF strategic missile submarines (via national policy shift)
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Royal Navy Polaris force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startUse | 1950s ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Handley Page Victor tankers
NERFINISHED
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tanker aircraft ⓘ |
| symbolOf | British strategic power during the Cold War ⓘ |
| underAuthorityOf |
Air Ministry
NERFINISHED
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Ministry of Defence (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
dispersal to multiple airfields
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quick reaction alert ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Royal Air Force strategic bomber program