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Vickers Valiant B.1 (WZ369) flying, Gaydon, 15 March 1956

Photographs, In Storage, PC98/173/6645/8

The Vickers Valiant was the first of the three V-bombers to enter RAF service and was the only one to drop live nuclear weapons.

A light-coloured four-engined bomber, Royal Air Force Museum, Charles Brown Collection

English Electric Canberra B.(I) 8 (XK951) flying, SBAC Show, September 1956

Photographs, In Storage, PC98/173/6675/2

The English Electric Canberra was designed by W.E.W. ‘Teddy’ Petter to specification B.3/45. The prototype Canberra made its first flight on 13 May 1949.

A camouflaged jet bomber in flight, Royal Air Force Museum, Charles Brown Collection

De Havilland Venom F.B.1, WE255, side view, March 1951

Photographs, In Storage, PC73/4/779

The De Havilland DH.112 Venom was designed to specification F.15/49. It resembled the Vampire, the aircraft it replaced, but was a new design powered by the De Havilland Ghost 103 engine.

Side view of a light-coloured jet on the ground, Crown Copyright, RAF Museum

Boeing B-17G (42-97976 D) in flight, 447th Bombardment Group, Stowmarket, 12 May 1945

Photographs, In Storage, P100063

Boeing B-17G (42-97976 D) ‘A Bit o’ Lace) served with the 709th Bombardment Squadron of the 447th Bombardment Group, Stowmarket, from 1944 until 1945.

Boeing B-17G (42-97976 D) in flight, 447th Bombardment Group, Stowmarket, 12 May 1945 | P100063, Royal Air Force Museum, Charles Brown Collection

Boeing B-17G (42-97976 D) in flight, 447th Bombardment Group, Stowmarket, 12 May 1945

Photographs, In Storage, P100064

Boeing B-17G (42-97976 D) ‘A Bit o’ Lace) served with the 709th Bombardment Squadron of the 447th Bombardment Group, Stowmarket, from 1944 until 1945.

Boeing B-17G (42-97976 D) in flight, 447th Bombardment Group, Stowmarket, 12 May 1945 | P100064, Royal Air Force Museum, Charles Brown Collection

Boeing B-17G aircraft of the 447th Bombardment Group, Stowmarket, 12 May 1945

Photographs, In Storage, P100068

The 447th Bombardment Group served in the 3rd Air Division of the US 8th Air Force during the Second World War.

Boeing B-17G aircraft of the 447th Bombardment Group, Stowmarket, 12 May 1945 | P100068, Royal Air Force Museum, Charles Brown Collection

Boeing B-17G (42-97976 D) in flight, 447th Bombardment Group, Stowmarket, 12 May 1945

Photographs, In Storage, P100065

Boeing B-17G (42-97976 D) ‘A Bit o’ Lace) served with the 709th Bombardment Squadron of the 447th Bombardment Group, Stowmarket, from 1944 until 1945.

A silver-coloured four-engined bomber in flight, Royal Air Force Museum, Charles Brown Collection

Boeing B-17G (42-97976 D) in flight, 447th Bombardment Group, Stowmarket, 12 May 1945

Photographs, In Storage, P100066

Boeing B-17G (42-97976 D) ‘A Bit o’ Lace) served with the 709th Bombardment Squadron of the 447th Bombardment Group, Stowmarket, from 1944 until 1945.

Boeing B-17G (42-97976 D) in flight, 447th Bombardment Group, Stowmarket, 12 May 1945 | P100066, Royal Air Force Museum, Charles Brown Collection

Short Stirling Mk I of No. 218 Squadron, being loaded with mines, 1943

Photographs, In Storage, P016021

Short Stirling Mk I of No. 218 Squadron, close-up view of mines being winched up into the aircraft's bomb bay, 1943.

Short Stirling, close-up view of mines being winched up into the aircraft's bomb bay, Please contact Museum Copyright Officer or Collection Curator before using this asset / RAF Museum

The crew of NO. 9 Squadron RAF Lancaster Mk I W4964/WS-J 'Johnny Walker', 31 July 1944

Photographs, In Storage, P032502

A Lancaster crew pose beneath 'Johnny Walker', with its decorated nose showing that this aircraft had already completed over 100 missions when this photograph was taken.

Black and white photograph of 7 aircrew in front of a parked Lancaster bomber, Crown