Мировая Авиация 248

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: K3611

Valentia был создан на базе самолета Victoria и оснащен парой ПД Bristol Pegasus. Машина на снимке принадлежала 216-й эскадрилье британских ВВС, эксплуатировавшей эти машины в 1935-1941 годах.

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The Vickers "Valentia" is an improved "Victoria" with "low duty" "Pegasus" engines. The performance is considerably improved.

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"Валентия" из 50-й эскадрильи южноафриканских ВВС на передовом аэродроме в Восточной Африке, 1941 г.

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: K8848

Valentia K8848 seen in the United Kingdom before delivery to the Middle East

Aeroplane Monthly 1979-04 / Personal album

South African Air Force Vickers Valentia troop carrier 265 was photographed in May 1942. This was one of seven ex-RAF Valentias serialled 264 to 270, and 633 was another of these primitive inter-war military transports. Basically Victorias with 635 h.p. Bristol Pegasus IIM3 radial engines in place of the Napier Lions, 28 Valentias were built, and 54 Victorias were converted to Valentia standard. The tailwheel that distinguished the Valentia from the Victoria Mk VI is clearly visible here.

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: K5605

Don Neate has sent in more photographs including Valentia K5605 at Fayid in 1940. Note the code "SJ" which remains unidentified but could be 216's alternative to "SH" carried on its Bombays. The position of the squadron letters aft of the roundel differs from other Valentia codes.

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: K8849

Valentia K8849 of No.216 Squadron after colliding with another aircraft of the same squadron

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: KR3163

Rebuilt Valentia KR3163 of No.216 Squadron at Aboukir in 1938

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: K4633

Valentia K4633 of No.216 Squadron at Ma'an

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: J9764

Valentia J9764 of No.70 Squadron around 1935-1936

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Valentias of No.70 Squadron literally "In the Field" but where and when is not known.

Aeroplane Monthly 1976-03 / H.Levy - Middle East exiles

An anonymous Vickers Valentia troop carrier at Heliopolis, Egypt in 1943. The Valentia was developed from the Victoria, and could accommodate 22 troops.
Vickers Valentia troop carriers carried on in the Middle East well into the war. This one is seen at Heliopolis, Egypt, in 1943.

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"SJ-O" has a more modern contemporary in one of No.216 Squadron's Bombays. Note the differing camouflage schemes of the two types.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Bristol Bombay / Type 130 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1935

Flight 1936-02 / Flight

THE BAGGAGE TRAIN Two Vickers Valentias carried the equipment of this Hart squadron on its flight from Risalpur to Singapore and back. Here they are seen at Dum Dura, near Calcutta.

Aeroplane Monthly 1990-03 / W.Smith - The Flying Shuftis

An impressive line-up of 208 Squadron Audaxes, Fairey Gordons and Vickers Valentias at RAF Heliopolis in early 1939. Atlases had been phased out of service with 208 Squadron by the end of 1935, superseded by the Audax.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Fairey Gordon / Seal - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1931Hawker Audax - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1931

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R.A.F. bomber squadrons are stationed abroad. Here is a striking “pose” by the machines and personnel of the R.A.F. station at Heliopolis. This picture was taken last year, before re-equipment.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Fairey Gordon / Seal - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1931Hawker Audax - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1931

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Valentias of No.216 Squadron

Air Pictorial 1955-11 / B.Robertson - British military serials - their origin and history (1)

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: K2340   [2]

Regulation size for serial markings on the undersides of bomber-transports from 1926-39 was 4 ft. digits. This is a Vickers Valentia (converted from a Victoria Mk. V) of the B.T. Flight of No. 31 (A.C.) Squadron in 1939.

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: K2340   [2]

Valentia K2340 of the Bomber Transport Flight taking off in India

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: K3168

Valentia K3168 of No.70 Squadron flying along the Suez Canal

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: K3167   [2]

Valentia K3167 of No.216 Squadron over the desert in 1937

Jane's All the World Aircraft 1980 / Encyclopedia of Aviation - Aircraft A-Z - v5

Vickers Valentia.

Мировая Авиация 79

Командование британских ВВС на Ближнем Востоке было вынуждено оборонять огромное пространство, располагая преимущественно устаревшими самолетами. Одним из них был и Vickers Valentia, запечатленный здесь над Гелиополисом, недалеко от Каира (Египет).

Flight 1938-05 / Flight

Vickers Valentia bomber-transports (two Pegasus) over Cairo. Though of somewhat antiquated type, the Valentia is still doing yeoman service out East.

Flight 1936-08 / Flight

Keepers of the Pax Britannica: Vickers Valentias over the citadel of Cairo.

Flight 1936-06 / Flight

CONVOY: A flight of Vickers Valentia bomber-transports (Pegasus) conveying urgent supplies of machine guns ammunition and stores during the Palestine troubles. By train the 300-mile journey takes fourteen hours. The Valentias do it in three.

Flight 1937-06 / Flight

Deserts are quite a usual feature of overseas air work. Here Vickers Valentia transports are seen carrying supplies from Egypt to Palestine.

Air Enthusiast 1998-03 / Round-Out

A classic RAF portrait, Vickers Valentias of 216 Squadron over the Pyramids.

Flight 1936-01 / Flight

PANORAMA OF THE PYRAMIDS. Many aerial photographs of the Pyramids have been taken and published, but there is novelty in the extensive view shown in this picture, taken from one of the bomber-transport machines of No. 216 (B.T.) Squadron, which is stationed at Heliopolis. The whole array of Pyramids is seen, while the arrow points out the location of the Sphinx. The recent excavations round the base of that mysterious monument can be discerned. The considerable town in the neighbourhood is also interesting.

Aeroplane Monthly 1984-05 / Personal album

A 520lb bomb on its way from a Vickers Valentia of B. T. Flight, Lahore, to flatten a village inhabited by troublesome tribes. The villagers had been forewarned of the attack, by airdropped leaflets. Such raids as this would, it was hoped, bring warring tribes together to fight the common enemy - the RAF!

Aeroplane Monthly 1983-06 / T.Dudgeon - The roof of the world

Vickers Valentias of 31 (BT) Sqn from Lahore at Drosh, photographed from the edge of the landing ground. Note the cloud of dust behind the middle aircraft as it trundles in. Valentias accommodated 22 troops and a crew of two and although used primarily as troop-carriers they could be fitted with bomb racks to carry’ a total bomb load of 2,200lb.

Flight 1936-10 / Flight

"DONA FERENS": Sir Philip Sassoon, who is making a tour of Air Force stations overseas, inspecting No. 216 (Bomber Transport) Squadron at Heliopolis. The officers and men are drawn up in front of their Valentias and the squadron badge of an eagle holding a bomb can be seen on the nearest machine.

Flight 1938-10 / Flight

ON THE NORTH-WEST FRONTIER: Once every two years the garrison of Chitral is relieved. Owing to the mountainous nature of the route, and the height of the pass (10,500ft.) it takes more than three days for the column to reach Chitral. This year, part of the forces concerned were flown up to a landing ground near Chitral, the journey taking less than one hour. Some of the relieving garrison - Sikh Sepoys - are seen entering a Vickers Valentia of the Bomber-Transport Flight at Risalpur.

Flight 1934-11 / Flight

The "Valentia" (two "Pegasus") Troop-carrier;

Flight 1935-04 / Flight Advertisements

Aeroplane Monthly 1984-05 / Personal album

Left, a Valentia at RAF Ambala being bombed up with 20lb and 520lb bombs by Cpl Bailey. The smaller bombs were used as sighters. Middle, a Valentia bombed up and ready for operations. Note the 8 1/2 lb practice bombs and the graffiti. Note too that the tarmac is bricked - RAF Risalpur in 1938. Right, a Valentia at RAF Lahore in 1938 with a spare engine stowed, en route to another squadron.

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: K3167   [2]

Valentia of No.216 Squadron undergoing hangar maintenance, presumably at Haliopolis

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A stripped-down Valentia in Egypt during the Second World War

Flight 1935-12 / Flight

FOR DROPPING HINTS: To induce natives to conform to instructions, the R.A.F. has employed loud-speakers from the air. So successful has this system proved in Iraq that it is likely to be tried on the North-West Frontier and Somaliland. These views show an installation in a Vickers Valentia.

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: K2798

We think this is Valentia K2798 of No.216 Squadron after it had hit a wall on approach to Heliopolis on 30 April 1940

Flight 1935-06 / Flight Advertisements

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Моделист-Конструктор Военно-транспортные самолеты Второй мировой войны

Vickers Valentia

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Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Vickers Victoria - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1922