"v bombers vulcan squadron size??" Topic
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| wardog | 06 May 2018 1:06 p.m. PST |
guys
how may v bombers (valiant vulcans victors) were assigned to a squadron |
 Dances with Clydesdales  | 06 May 2018 1:59 p.m. PST |
The OB for the October 1956 War (Musketeer), for Valiants based at Malta were as follows.
138 Squadron 8 Valiant B1
148 Squadron 5 Valiant B1
207 Squadron 6 Valiant B1
214 Squadron 5 Valiant B1 Not sure of paper strength (12?), but that's what was available for Operation Musketeer. Source Wings over Suez, by Brian Cull, David Nicolle, and Shlomo Aloni. |
 Cacique Caribe | 07 May 2018 2:58 a.m. PST |
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| Vigilant | 07 May 2018 4:15 a.m. PST |
Depends on the time period. By the late 70s Vulcan squadrons were using scavenged parts from their aircraft to keep them flying. They would generally operate in flights of 3 and even then probably not in tight formations. |
| seneffe | 07 May 2018 3:10 p.m. PST |
Nothing conclusive I'm afraid but I have two photos of 1960s V Bomber squadron ground line ups (10 sqn Victors and 35 Sqn Vulcans)- and they both show eight aircraft. |
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