Vickers Valiant - Operators

Operators

United Kingdom

• Royal Air Force operated Valiants out of RAF Gaydon, RAF Finningley, RAF Honington, RAF Marham, RAF Wittering and RAF Wyton by:
  • No. 7 Squadron - Reformed at Honington on 1 November 1956, moving to Wittering on 26 July 1960 and disbanding 30 September 1962.
  • No. 18 Squadron - Valiant equipped C Flight of 199 Squadron renumbered 18 Squadron at Finningley on 17 December 1958 and disbanded 31 March 1963.
  • No. 49 Squadron - Reformed Wittering 1 May 1956, moving to Marham 26 June 1961 and disbanding 1 May 1965.
  • No. 90 Squadron - Reformed at Honington on 1 January 1957 and disbanded on 1 March 1965 .
  • No. 138 Squadron - Reformed at Gaydon on 1 January 1955, moving to Wittering on 6 July 1965 and disbanding 1 April 1962.
  • No. 148 Squadron - Reformed Marham 1 July 1956 and disbanded 1 May 1965.
  • No. 199 Squadron - C Flight of 199 Squadron received Valiants on 29 May 1957 at Honington in the ECM training role, replacing Avro Lincolns, with the rest of the Squadron operating the Canberra. 199 Squadron was disbanded in December 1958, with C Flight becoming 18 Squadron.
  • No. 207 Squadron - Reformed at Marham on 1 April 1956, disbanding on 1 May 1965.
  • No. 214 Squadron - Reformed at Marham on 21 January 1956 and disbanded on 1 March 1965.
  • No. 543 Squadron - Reformed at Gaydon on 1 April 1955 in the strategic reconnaissance role and moved to Wyton on 18 November 1955. It received Victor Mk 1s to replace its grounded Valiants in 1965.
  • No. 232 Operational Conversion Unit RAF - Formed at Gaydon 21 February 1955 to train Valiant flight crews, with Victor training added in 1957. The Valiant equipped B flight disbanded in February 1965.
  • No. 1321 (Valiant/Blue Danube Trials) Flight