Unfortunately once the Valiant force was retired the MoD went on an
orgy of burning and scrapping, and only a single example was preserved.
The list here is as complete as I can make it from
personal knowledge and scouring various books (in particular, Ken Ellis' Wrecks & Relics).
If you have any changes please let me know.
Some serial numbers are also links to a page with a recent(ish) picture of the preserved
aircraft.
| Variant | Type 660/667 | B.1 | B(PR).1 | B(PR)K.1 | BK.1 | B.2 |
|---|
| First flight | 18th May 1951 | 21st Dec 1953 | 8th Oct 1954 | 30th Jan 1956 | 8th May 1956 | 4th Sep 1953 |
| Crew | Five - pilot, copilot, tactical navigator, radar operator and air electronics officer. |
| Armament | None | One Blue Danube nuclear bomb, or two Red Beard tactical nuclear bombs, or up to four US Mk.28 or Mk.43 tactical nuclear bombs, or twenty-one 1,000lb bombs; PR versions carried cameras and K versions could carry flight-refuelling hose/reel pack in bomb bay | None; would have been 6,000 lb of target markers |
| Powerplant | 4 6,500 lb RR RA3 Avon turbojets, later 7,500 lb RA7s then 9,500 lb RA14s | 4 9,000 lb RR RA14 Avon or 4 10,500 lb RR RA28 Avon 204/205s | 4 9,000 lb RR Avon RA14 (intended to have 4 RR RB80 - Conways) |
| Max. speed | ? | Mach 0.82; 414 mph at sea level, 567 mph at 30,000 ft | 552 mph at sea level |
| Service ceiling | ? | 54,000 ft (16,460 m) | ? |
| Range | ? | 3,450 miles (5,550 km) or 4,500 miles with underwing tanks |
| Empty weight | ? | 75,881 lb | ? |
| Max. take off weight | ? | 175,000 lb | ? |
| Wing span | 114 ft 4 in (34.85 m) | ? |
| Wing area | 2,362 sq ft (219.43 sq m) | ? |
| Length | 108 ft 3 in (32.99 m) | 112 ft 9 in |
| Height | 32 ft 2 in (9.80 m) | ? |
| Production (total 107) | 2 (1 type 600, 1 type 667) | 35 | 11 | 14 | 44 | 1 |