My father flew it in October 1952 from ONBR, which was the military base of the 15th Wing in Melsbroek, outside Brussels. This is the first C-119 flying for the Belgian Air Force. X-Plane 11.35+ Fairchild Packet C-119 Flying Boxcar 0.97. Credit goes to Beber for the use of his pilots. Two are aircraft are presented here one operated by the 57th Air Army based at Lviv airfield (UKLL), and another operated by the 51st AB of Egyptian (United Arab Republic) Air Force based at Azmara airfield (HEAZ). The Il-28 was widely exported, serving in the air arms of some 20 plus nations, ranging from the Warsaw Pact to various Middle-Eastern and African air forces.

Full production in three factories started in September 1949, with service deliveries starting in early 1950, allowing 25 Il-28s to be displayed at the Moscow May Day parade of 1950 (as ordered by Joseph Stalin when it was ordered into production in 1949). It was also licence-built in China as the Harbin H-5. It was the Soviet Union's first such aircraft to enter large-scale production. The Ilyushin Il-28 is a jet bomber of the immediate postwar period that was originally manufactured for the Soviet Air Forces. My thanks again to Daniel for allowing this model to be updated. Details of each type are contained in the included documentation. The zip file contains 3 Valiants: Type 660 Prototype - less powerful engines and a bit lighter than the production model - finished in bare metal, Type 673 Valiant B2 Pathfinder, and lastly Type 706 Valiant B1. The Valiant saw operational service against Egypt in 1956.

It was also hastily withdrawn after 10 years operational service because of fatigue problems that became evident when the role was switched from high to low altitude (as the Vulcan and Victor took on the high altitude role) - the main wing spar failed whilst a Valiant was in flight, but it got back to base. The Valiant didn't have the aesthetic beauty of its Vulcan and Victor stable-mates, so it's the lesser known V-bomber.

Daniel's original description is as follows: The Valiant was the first V bomber in service and the first out of service! It was designed as a low-tech stop gap until the more risky Vulcan and Victor were brought into service. This is a re-post of Daniel Grimes original model, updated (with permission) for X-Plane 11.

X plane 11 aircraft with 3d cockpit