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No.214 Sqn RAF

Name : No.214 Sqn RAF Founded : 1st April 1918 Disbanded : 28th January 1977 Country : UK Fate : Disbanded 28th January 1977 More Details : Federated Malay States Ulter in umbris - Avenging in the shadows Known Code Letters : , BU, CW, QN, UX,

The squadron was originally formed at Coudekerque, near Dunkirk, on 28th July 1917, as No. 7A Squadron, RNAS, and from the beginning its role was heavy night bombing. On the 9th December 1917, it reformed as No. 14 Squadron; RNAS, and on 1st April 1918, the same day the Royal Air Force was formed, 200 was added to its number "14" and it became No. 214 Squadron, RAF. Equipped with Handley Page twin-engined bombers, they flew from coastal airfields in France, mainly engaged in night attacks against naval and army targets in Belgium, but also bombed targets in France. At the start it operated under the Dunkirk Naval Command, then from March to June in the 7th Brigade under the control of the Army, and lastly, from 4th June to the Armistice in the 82nd Wing, again under the Naval Command. In April and May 1918, it assisted in the Naval blocking operations at Zeebrugge and Ostend. An interesting event during its wartime career was the night of 24/25th July 1918, when it dropped the RAF's first 1,650-lb. bomb on the enemy. (see note A) Posted to Egypt in 1919, No. 214 disbanded the following year. Post war the squadron was moved to Egypt but it was disbanded on 1 February 1920 with its crew and aircraft merged into No. 216 Squadron RAF. On 16 September 1935 'B' Flight of No. 9 Squadron RAF was used to create a new 214 Squadron. Again a bomber squadron it had the Vickers Virginia Mk. X night-bombers at RAF Boscombe Down. y the outbreak of the Second World War it had re-equipped the Vickers Wellington which were replaced in 1942 with the larger Short Stirling, having moved to RAF Stradishall. At a time when Stirling losses led to the aircraft being withdrawn from bombing Germany the squadron transferred to RAF Downham Market in December 1943.[3] In January 1944, the squadron was converted to special operations, joining No. 100 Group RAF for electronic countermeasures in support of the main bombing operations. The squadron used the Boeing Fortress Mk II and Mk III and Stirlings. They used the jamming system codenamed "Airborne Cigar" (ABC) to block German night fighter communications. German speaking radio operators would identify and jam the ground controllers broadcasts and also pose as ground controllers themselves with the intention of steering the night fighters away from the bomber streams. At least some of 214 Squadron's B-17s were equipped with 'Piperack' which countered the Germans' Lichtenstein SN-2 aerial intercept radar It operated the Vickers Valiant from RAF Marham, from 21 January 1956 until 28 February 1965. Leonard Trent, a Victoria Cross winner, was the first CO of the Valiant squadron. The Valiant was at first active as a V bomber but was then converted to tankers. Disbanded in 1965 it reformed the following year with the Handley Page Victor tanker and continued until disbanded finally in 1977.

Known Service Details :
Pilot or Aircrew	Rank	Start of Service	End of Service	Known Dates	Aircraft	Airframes	Notes
V. L. Bagley	Sergeant	unknown	14th March 1941		Wellington	N2746	Killed in Action
R. Brown	Sergeant	unknown	9th April 1941		Wellington	T2542	Killed in Action
J. C. Cattell	Sergeant	unknown	9th April 1941		Wellington	T2542
R. A. Chatfield	Sergeant	unknown	8th April 1941		Wellington	R1380	Killed in Action
Cross	Sergeant	unknown	unknown	25th February 1941	Wellington	L7859
J. F. Cusworth	Sergeant	unknown	9th April 1941		Wellington	T2542	Killed in Action
G. C. Daniel	Sergeant	unknown	14th March 1941		Wellington	N2746	Killed in Action
H. R. Easton	Sergeant	unknown	8th April 1941		Wellington	R1380	Killed in Action
A. G. Elder	Sergeant	unknown	14th March 1941		Wellington	N2746	Killed in Action
M. Elelman	Sergeant	unknown	unknown	30th January 1941	Wellington	T2841
Gilson	Pilot Officer	unknown	unknown	06th February 1941	Wellington	N2776
S. Glazer	Sergeant	unknown	14th March 1941		Wellington	N2746	Killed in Action
Dudley Percy Heal		8th February 1945	11th September 1945
C. M. F. Hitchcock	Sergeant	unknown	9th April 1941		Wellington	T2542	Killed in Action
H. C. S. Hordern	Pilot Officer	unknown	unknown	25th February 1941	Wellington	L7859
Horobin	Sergeant	unknown	unknown	06th February 1941	Wellington	N2776
Ludkin	Sergeant	unknown	unknown	06th February 1941	Wellington	N2776
Eric Macey		unknown	unknown		Valiant
K. Manson	Sergeant	unknown	8th April 1941		Wellington	R1380	Killed in Action
A. J. McHardy	Sergeant	unknown	9th April 1941		Wellington	T2542	Killed in Action
McKenzie	Pilot Officer	unknown	unknown	25th February 1941	Wellington	L7859
C. H. R. Mercer	Sergeant	unknown	8th April 1941		Wellington	R1380	Killed in Action
Murphy	Sergeant	unknown	unknown	06th February 1941	Wellington	N2776
Platt	Sergeant	unknown	unknown	25th February 1941	Wellington	L7859
R. C. Plummer	Sergeant	unknown	8th April 1941		Wellington	R1380	Killed in Action
D. C. Rowland	Sergeant	unknown	9th April 1941		Wellington	T2542	Killed in Action
Russell	Sergeant	unknown	unknown	25th February 1941	Wellington	L7859
J. Smiles	Sergeant	unknown	unknown	30th January 1941	Wellington	T2841
W. Spooner	Pilot Officer	unknown	unknown	06th February 1941	Wellington	N2776
Stuart	Sergeant	unknown	unknown	25th February 1941	Wellington	L7859
J. la B. Tomkinson	Sergeant	unknown	14th March 1941		Wellington	N2746	Killed in Action
Trevillian	Sergeant	unknown	unknown	06th February 1941	Wellington	N2776
J. R. Turner	Sergeant	unknown	unknown	30th January 1941	Wellington	T2841
D. W. Waters	Sergeant	unknown	unknown	13th March 1941	Wellington	N2746
R. A. Williams	Sergeant	unknown	8th April 1941		Wellington	R1380	Killed in Action

Pilots and Aircrew for : No.214 Sqn RAF
A list of all aircrew from our database who are associated with this squadron. A profile page is available by clicking their name.
Name	Info
Bagley, V. L. Click the name above to see a profile of Bagley, V. L.    Died : 14 / 3 / 1941	Bagley, V. L.
Brown, R. Click the name above to see a profile of Brown, R.    Died : 9 / 4 / 1941	Brown, R.
Cattell, J. C. Click the name above to see a profile of Cattell, J. C.    Died : 9 / 4 / 1941	Cattell, J. C.
Chatfield, R. A. Click the name above to see a profile of Chatfield, R. A.    Died : 8 / 4 / 1941	Chatfield, R. A.
Cox, George Click the name above to see a profile of Cox, George	Cox, George Flight Engineer, 214 Squadron.
Cross, Click the name above to see a profile of Cross,	Cross,
Cusworth, J. F. Click the name above to see a profile of Cusworth, J. F.    Died : 9 / 4 / 1941	Cusworth, J. F.
Daniel, G. C. Click the name above to see a profile of Daniel, G. C.    Died : 14 / 3 / 1941	Daniel, G. C.
Easton, H. R. Click the name above to see a profile of Easton, H. R.    Died : 8 / 4 / 1941	Easton, H. R.
Elder, A. G. Click the name above to see a profile of Elder, A. G.    Died : 14 / 3 / 1941	Elder, A. G.
Elelman, M. Click the name above to see a profile of Elelman, M.	Elelman, M.
Gilson, Click the name above to see a profile of Gilson,	Gilson, Pilot Officer Gilson of No.214 Squadron was flying in Wellington (N2776) when it crash-landed on its return to base due to hydraulic failure.
Glazer, S. Click the name above to see a profile of Glazer, S.    Died : 14 / 3 / 1941	Glazer, S.
Heal, Dudley Percy Click the name above to see a profile of Heal, Dudley Percy    Died : 0 / 2 / 1999	Heal, Dudley Percy Sergeant Dudley Heal Navigator AJ-F, born 1916 Hampshire. RAF 1940 Uxbridge 29.3.1940 Reserve 30.3.1940 Uxbridge 8.5.1940 4 RC 14.5.1940 Wyton 1.6.1940 Southampton 20.6.1940 53 OTU 10.3.1941 1 RW 10.5.1941 8 ITW 17.5.1941 PTC,Toronto,Canada 19.7.1941 31 PD 18.11.1941 Moncton 31 PD 9.5.1942 3 PDC 18.5.1942 3 (O) AFU 20.6.1942 19 OTU 18.8.1942 434 Squadron 22.12.1942 44 Squadron 4.2.1943 (6 ops) 617 Squadron 25.3.1943 navigator award DFM (28.5.1943) (Dams) 29 OTU 26.3.1944 214 Squadron 8.2.1945 2 Embarkation Unit,Southampton 11.9.1945 released 11.3.1946 worked at Southampton Docks in the 1970's. Is thought to have passed away in Southampton around February 1999. He was Navigator on Lancaster ED918 AJ-F on the Dambusters Raid. The aircraft shot up a train on the way to the target which was the Sorpe dam. The Lancaster successfully dropped its mine and hit the dam, but the solid earthen dam was never breached.
Hitchcock, C. M. F. Click the name above to see a profile of Hitchcock, C. M. F.    Died : 9 / 4 / 1941	Hitchcock, C. M. F.
Hordern, H. C. S. Click the name above to see a profile of Hordern, H. C. S.	Hordern, H. C. S.
Horobin, Click the name above to see a profile of Horobin,	Horobin,
Lewis, Reg Click the name above to see a profile of Lewis, Reg	Lewis, Reg Reg Lewis was a navigator in Bomber Command, first with XV Squadron, and then 214 Squadron, both on Stirlings. In August 1943 he was posted to 138 (Special Duties) Squadron based at Tempsford. Here he flew Halifaxes, dropping agents and arms into occupied Europe. In February 1944, after flying agent Francis Cammaerts over France, Reg was shot down but evaded capture and made his way to and over the Pyrenees into Spain, and home.
Ludkin, Click the name above to see a profile of Ludkin,	Ludkin, Sergeant Ludkin of No.214 Squadron was flying in Wellington (N2776) when it crash-landed on its return to base due to hydraulic failure.
Macey, Eric Click the name above to see a profile of Macey, Eric	Macey, Eric Eric Macey joined the RAF in 1954 and, after graduating as a pilot, flew Hunter fighters with 263 and 1 Sqns. He next joined the rapidly-expanding V-Force, initially flying Valiants of 214 Sqn on in-flight refuelling trials, and completed the first non-stop flight to Singapore. Then followed a Vulcan captaincy with 101 Sqn on which, over the next several years, he served as Sqn Pilot, Training Officer and Sqn Cdr (and which formed part of his Wing when he was OC Waddington). Between times, he was Chief Instructor of the Vulcan OCU at Scampton and, for a short time, also Stn Cdr there. Posted to Germany in 1979, he flew the Wessex, Puma, Jaguar, Phantom and Harrier and later served as AOC (of the University Air Squadrons) and Commandant of the RAF College Cranwell where he re-qualified on the Jet Provost. His final tour as Director-General Training added another 15 aircraft types bringing his total flying hours to about 3400 (1900 on the Vulcan) and total types flown to 60.
Manson, K. Click the name above to see a profile of Manson, K.    Died : 8 / 4 / 1941	Manson, K.
McHardy, A. J. Click the name above to see a profile of McHardy, A. J.    Died : 9 / 4 / 1941	McHardy, A. J.
McKenzie, Click the name above to see a profile of McKenzie,	McKenzie,
Mercer, C. H. R. Click the name above to see a profile of Mercer, C. H. R.    Died : 8 / 4 / 1941	Mercer, C. H. R.
Murphy, Click the name above to see a profile of Murphy,	Murphy, Sergeant Murphy of No.214 Squadron was flying in Wellington (N2776) when it crash-landed on its return to base due to hydraulic failure.
Platt, Click the name above to see a profile of Platt,	Platt,
Plummer, R. C. Click the name above to see a profile of Plummer, R. C.    Died : 8 / 4 / 1941	Plummer, R. C.
Rowland, D. C. Click the name above to see a profile of Rowland, D. C.    Died : 9 / 4 / 1941	Rowland, D. C.
Russell, Click the name above to see a profile of Russell,    Died : 4 / 4 / 1941	Russell,
Smiles, J. Click the name above to see a profile of Smiles, J.	Smiles, J.
Spooner, W. Click the name above to see a profile of Spooner, W.	Spooner, W. Pilot Officer W.Spooner of No.214 Squadron was flying in Wellington (N2776) when it crash-landed on its return to base due to hydraulic failure.
Stuart, Click the name above to see a profile of Stuart,	Stuart,
Tomkinson, J. la B. Click the name above to see a profile of Tomkinson, J. la B.    Died : 14 / 3 / 1941	Tomkinson, J. la B.
Trevillian, Click the name above to see a profile of Trevillian,	Trevillian, Sergeant Trevillian of No.214 Squadron was flying in Wellington (N2776) when it crash-landed on its return to base due to hydraulic failure.
Turner, J. R. Click the name above to see a profile of Turner, J. R.	Turner, J. R.
Waters, D. W. Click the name above to see a profile of Waters, D. W.    Died : 14 / 3 / 1941	Waters, D. W.
Williams, R. A. Click the name above to see a profile of Williams, R. A.    Died : 8 / 4 / 1941	Williams, R. A.

Aircraft for : No.214 Sqn RAF
A list of all aircraft associated with No.214 Sqn RAF. A profile page including a list of all art prints for the aircraft is available by clicking the aircraft name.
Aircraft	Info
Flying Fortress Click the name above to see prints featuring Flying Fortress aircraft. Number Built : 12677	Flying Fortress In the mid-1930s engineers at Boeing suggested the possibility of designing a modern long-range monoplane bomber to the U.S. Army Air Corps. In 1934 the USAAC issued Circular 35-26 that outlined specifications for a new bomber that was to have a minimum payload of 2000 pounds, a cruising speed in excess of 200-MPH, and a range of at least 2000 miles. Boeing produced a prototype at its own expense, the model 299, which first flew in July of 1935. The 299 was a long-range bomber based largely on the Model 247 airliner. The Model 299 had several advanced features including an all-metal wing, an enclosed cockpit, retractable landing gear, a fully enclosed bomb bay with electrically operated doors, and cowled engines. With gun blisters glistening everywhere, a newsman covering the unveiling coined the term Flying Fortress to describe the new aircraft. After a few initial test flights the 299 flew off to Wright Field setting a speed record with an average speed of 232-mph. At Wright Field the 299 bettered its competition in almost all respects. However, an unfortunate crash of the prototype in October of 1935 resulted in the Army awarding its primary production contract to Douglas Aircraft for its DB-1 (B-18.) The Army did order 13 test models of the 299 in January 1936, and designated the new plane the Y1B-17. Early work on the B-17 was plagued by many difficulties, including the crash of the first Y1B-17 on its third flight, and nearly bankrupted the Company. Minor quantities of the B-17B, B-17C, and B-17D variants were built, and about 100 of these aircraft were in service at the time Pearl Harbor was attacked. In fact a number of unarmed B-17s flew into the War at the time of the Japanese attack. The German Blitzkrieg in Europe resulted in accelerated aircraft production in America. The B-17E was the first truly heavily armed variant and made its initial flight in September of 1941. B-17Es cost $298,000 each and more than 500 were delivered. The B-17F and B-17G were the truly mass-produced wartime versions of the Flying Fortress. More than 3,400 B-17Fs and more than 8,600 B-17Gs would be produced. The American daylight strategic bombing campaign against Germany was a major factor in the Allies winning the War in Europe. This campaign was largely flown by B-17 Flying Fortresses (12,677 built) and B-24 Liberators (18,188 built.) The B-17 bases were closer to London than those of the B-24, so B-17s received a disproportionate share of wartime publicity. The first mission in Europe with the B-17 was an Eighth Air Force flight of 12 B-17Es on August 12, 1942. Thousands more missions, with as many as 1000 aircraft on a single mission would follow over the next 2 ½ years, virtually decimating all German war making facilities and plants. The B-17 could take a lot of damage and keep on flying, and it was loved by the crews for bringing them home despite extensive battle damage. Following WW II, B-17s would see some action in Korea, and in the 1948 Israel War. There are only 14 flyable B-17s in operation today and a total of 43 complete airframes
Harrow Click the name above to see prints featuring Harrow aircraft. Manufacturer : Handley Page Production Began : 1937 Retired : 1945 Number Built : 100	Harrow The first Harrow was delivered to No. 214 Squadron RAF on 13 January 1937, with all 100 delivered by the end of the year, with five bomber squadrons of the RAF being equipped with the Harrow. The Fleet Air Arm ordered 100 Harrows but Handley Page lacked the production capacity to supply them. Despite being fitted with cabin heating by steam boilers using exhaust heat, the Harrow gained a reputation of being a cold and draughty aircraft, owing to the turret design. As the delivery of more modern bombers increased, the Harrow was phased out as a frontline bomber by the end of 1939 but continued to be used as a transport. 271 Squadron was formed on 1 May 1940 with a mixture of Harrows, Bristol Bombays and impressed civil aircraft. While the other aircraft equipping 271 Squadron were replaced by Douglas Dakotas, it retained a flight of Harrows (sometimes nicknamed "Sparrows" due to their new nose fairings to give a more streamlined fuselage) as transports and ambulance aircraft until the end of the Second World War in Europe. Harrows were used occasionally to operate risky flights between England and Gibraltar, two being lost on this route. Harrows also operated in support of Allied forces, in their advance into north-west Europe, evacuating wounded from the Arnhem operation in September 1944. Seven Harrows were destroyed by a low level attack by Luftwaffe fighters of JG 26 and JG 54 on Evere airfield as part of Operation Bodenplatte, the German attack on Allied airfields in northwest Europe on 1 January 1945, leaving only five Harrows, which were eventually retired on 25 May 1945. The Harrow also served in a novel operational role at the height of the German night Blitz against Britain in the winter of 1940–1941. Six Harrows equipped No. 420 Flight RAF (later No. 93 Squadron RAF) which used lone Harrows to tow Long Aerial Mines (LAM) into the path of enemy bombers. The LAM had an explosive charge on the end of a long cable and the unorthodox tactic was credited with the destruction of six German Bombers or 4–5, depending on the source. The experiment was judged of poor value and the planned deployment of Douglas Havocs in the LAM role was cancelled. Nine Harrows were also used by 782 Naval Air Squadron, Fleet Air Arm as transports. After flight refuelling trials, three Harrows were operated by Flight Refuelling Limited and refuelled Short Empire Flying Boats on transatlantic services, two from Gander, Newfoundland and one based in Foynes, Ireland. In 1940, the two aircraft based at Gander were impressed into service with the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Lancaster Click the name above to see prints featuring Lancaster aircraft. Manufacturer : Avro Production Began : 1942 Retired : 1963 Number Built : 7377	Lancaster The Avro Lancaster arose from the avro Manchester and the first prototype Lancaster was a converted Manchester with four engines. The Lancaster was first flown in January 1941, and started operations in March 1942. By March 1945 The Royal Air Force had 56 squadrons of Lancasters with the first squadron equipped being No.44 Squadron. During World War Two the Avro Lancaster flew 156,000 sorties and dropped 618,378 tonnes of bombs between 1942 and 1945. Lancaster Bomberss took part in the devastating round-the-clock raids on Hamburg during Air Marshall Harris' Operation Gomorrah in July 1943. Just 35 Lancasters completed more than 100 successful operations each, and 3,249 were lost in action. The most successful survivor completed 139 operations, and the Lancaster was scrapped after the war in 1947. A few Lancasters were converted into tankers and the two tanker aircraft were joined by another converted Lancaster and were used in the Berlin Airlift, achieving 757 tanker sorties. A famous Lancaster bombing raid was the 1943 mission, codenamed Operation Chastise, to destroy the dams of the Ruhr Valley. The operation was carried out by 617 Squadron in modified Mk IIIs carrying special drum shaped bouncing bombs designed by Barnes Wallis. Also famous was a series of Lancaster attacks using Tallboy bombs against the German battleship Tirpitz, which first disabled and later sank the ship. The Lancaster bomber was the basis of the new Avro Lincoln bomber, initially known as the Lancaster IV and Lancaster V. (Becoming Lincoln B1 and B2 respectively.) Their Lancastrian airliner was also based on the Lancaster but was not very successful. Other developments were the Avro York and the successful Shackleton which continued in airborne early warning service up to 1992.
Lincoln Click the name above to see prints featuring Lincoln aircraft. Manufacturer : Avro Production Began : 1945 Retired : 1967 Number Built : 624	Lincoln he first RAF Lincolns joined No. 57 Squadron at East Kirby in 1945. No. 75 (New Zealand) Squadron RAF began re-equipping with Lincolns at RAF Spilsby during August 1945. However, 75 (NZ) Sqn received just three aircraft before VJ Day. In the postwar Royal Air Force, the Lincoln equipped many bomber squadrons. Nearly 600 Lincolns were built to equip 29 RAF squadrons, mainly based in the United Kingdom. They were partially replaced by 88 Boeing Washingtons, on loan from the USAF, which had longer range and could reach targets inside the Iron Curtain. Small numbers remained in use with Nos 7, 83 and 97 Squadrons until the end of 1955, when they were replaced by the first of the V bombers. RAF Lincolns were used in combat during the 1950s, in Kenya against the Mau-Mau, operating from Eastleigh, and also served in Malaya during the Malayan Emergency, against insurgents aligned to the Malayan Communist Party. In Malaya, Lincolns operated from Changi and Tengah, More than 3,000 sorties were flown during their  7 1⁄2-year deployment, with half a million pounds of bombs dropped. This equated to 85% of the bomb tonnage dropped during the Malayan emergency. On 12 March 1953, a RAF Lincoln (RF531 "C") of Central Gunnery School was shot down 20 mi (32 km) NE of Lüneburg, Germany by several Soviet MiG-15s as it flew to Berlin on a radar reconnaissance flight, resulting in the deaths of the seven crew members. In November 1955, four Lincolns of No. 7 Squadron RAF were detached for duties in British territories in the Middle East. In Bahrain, they carried out border patrols of the then Trucial States. When 7 Sqn was disbanded in December 1955, the four detached crews and aircraft became No. 1426 Flight RAF, officially a photographic reconnaissance unit. It was later sent to Aden, carrying out patrols in the lead up to the Aden Emergency. As the RAF Lincolns became unserviceable due to wear and tear, they were replaced by jet aircraft. The Lincolns of Bomber Command were phased out from the mid-1950s and were completely replaced by jet bombers by 1963. The last Lincolns in RAF service were five operated by No. 151 Squadron, Signals Command, at RAF Watton, Norfolk, which were retired on 12 March 1963. From late 1946, Australian-built Lincolns were phased into No. 82 Wing RAAF at RAAF Amberley, replacing the Consolidated Liberators operated by 12, 21 and 23 Squadrons. In February 1948, these units were renumbered 1, 2 and 6 Squadrons respectively; a fourth RAAF Lincoln squadron, No. 10 was formed on 17 March 1949 at RAAF Townsville as a reconnaissance unit. RAAF Lincolns took part in operations in Malaya in the 1950s, operating alongside RAF examples. The RAAF based the B.Mk 30s of No.1 Squadron at Tengah, for the duration of operations in Malaya. The RAAF Lincolns were retired in 1961, with the MR.Mk 31s of No. 10 Squadron being the final variant to see service in Australia.
Stirling Click the name above to see prints featuring Stirling aircraft. Manufacturer : Short Production Began : 1939 Number Built : 2381	Stirling The Royal Air Force's first four engined monoplane Bomber, the Short Stirling first flew in May 1939 and entered front line service in August 1940 with no. 7 squadron. Due to its poor operational ceiling the aircraft sustained heavy losses and by mid 1942 the Stirling was beginning to be replaced by the Lancaster. Improved versions of the Short Stirling were built for Glider towing, paratroopers and heavy transport. also from 1943 many of the Stirling's were used for mine laying. A total of 2381 Stirling's were built for the Royal air Force and from this total 641 Stirling bombers were lost to enemy action. Crew 7 or 8: Speed: 260 mph (MK1) 275mph (MKIII) and 280mph (MKV)Service ceiling 17,000 feet Range: 2330 miles. (MK1) 2010 miles (MKIII) and 3,000 miles (MKV) Armament: two .303 Vickers machine guns. in nose turret, two .303 in browning machine guns in dorsal turret , Four .303 Browning machine guns in tail turret. Bomb Load 14,000 Lbs Engines: four 1150 Hp Bristol Hercules II (MK1) four 1650 hp Bristol Hercules XVI (MK111 and MKV)
Valiant Click the name above to see prints featuring Valiant aircraft. Manufacturer : Vickers	Valiant Full profile not yet available.
Victor Click the name above to see prints featuring Victor aircraft. Manufacturer : Handley Page	Victor The Handley Page Victor was a British jet bomber aircraft produced by the Handley Page Aircraft Company. It was the third and final of the V bombers which provided Britain's nuclear deterrent. The other two V-bombers were the Avro Vulcan and the Vickers Valiant. The Victor was the last of the V-bombers to enter service and the last to retire, nine years after the last Vulcan (The Handley Page Victor saw service in the Falklands War and 1991 Gulf War as an in-flight refuelling tanker. The only Offensive mission that the Victors was during the Bornio Conflict in 1962 to 1966 where two B.1A Victors flew missions.
Wellington Click the name above to see prints featuring Wellington aircraft. Manufacturer : Vickers Production Began : 1938 Retired : 1953	Wellington The Vickers Wellington was a Bomber aircraft and also used for maritime reconnaissance. and had a normal crew of six except in the MKV and VI where a crew of three was used. Maximum speed was 235 mph (MK1c) 255 mph (MK III, X) and 299 mph (MK IIII), normal operating range of 1805 miles (except MK III which was 1470miles) The Wellington or Wimpy as it was known, was the major bomber of the Royal Air Force between 1939 and 1943. The Royal Air Force received its first Wellingtons in October 1938 to 99 squadron. and by the outbreak of World war two there were 6 squadrons equipped with the Vickers Wellington. Due to heavy losses on daylight raids, the Wellington became a night bomber and from 1940 was also used as a long range bomber in North Africa. and in 1942 also became a long range bomber for the royal Air Force in India. It was well used by Coastal Command as a U-Boat Hunter. The Wellington remained in service with the Royal Air Force until 1953. Probably due to its versatile use, The aircraft was also used for experimental work including the fitting of a pressure cabin for High altitude tests. The Vickers Wellington could sustain major damage and still fly, probably due to its construction of its geodesic structure and practical application of geodesic lines. Designed by Sir Barnes Wallis