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gptkbp:instanceOf
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jet-powered strategic bomber
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gptkbp:armament
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conventional bombs
nuclear bombs
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gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:crew
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5
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gptkbp:firstFlight
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18 May 1951
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gptkbp:height
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32 ft 2 in (9.80 m)
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Vickers Valiant
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gptkbp:introduced
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1955
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gptkbp:length
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108 ft 3 in (33.00 m)
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gptkbp:manufacturer
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gptkb:Vickers-Armstrongs
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gptkbp:maximumSpeed
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567 mph (913 km/h)
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gptkbp:maxTakeoffWeight
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150,000 lb (68,000 kg)
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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gptkb:Operation_Buffalo_(1956)
gptkb:Operation_Grapple_(1957)
first British aircraft to drop a live atomic bomb
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gptkbp:numberBuilt
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107
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:V_bomber_force
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gptkbp:powerplant
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4 × Rolls-Royce Avon turbojets
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gptkbp:preservedIn
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gptkb:XD818_at_RAF_Museum_Cosford
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gptkbp:primaryUser
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gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
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gptkbp:range
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4,500 mi (7,200 km)
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gptkbp:retired
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1965
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gptkbp:role
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gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:ship
bomber
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gptkbp:serviceCeiling
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54,000 ft (16,500 m)
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gptkbp:status
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retired
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:Handley_Page_Victor
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gptkbp:wingspan
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114 ft 4 in (34.85 m)
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Royal_Air_Force_Museum_London
gptkb:Vickers_VC10
gptkb:Vickers-Armstrongs
gptkb:Rolls-Royce_Avon
gptkb:V_bomber_force
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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