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Ken Hubbard
| Group Captain Ken Hubbard, OBE DFC AFC (deceased) On 15 May 1957 Valiant XD818 captained by Wg Cdr Ken Hubbard, OC No 49 Sqn, dropped Britain's first H-bomb at Christmas Island in the South Pacific. Awarded the DFC during WWII whilst flying Wellington bombers in Italy with No 70 Sqn, he later flew Liberators and commanded No 104 Sqn with Lancasters. He commanded RAF Scampton during the height of the V-Force build-up with the Blue Steel equipped Vulcan B2s and has flown numerous types including the Victor and Vulcan. He died 21st January 2004. |
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Valiant, The Last Valiant by Michael Rondot. The Vickers Valiant was the first four jet bomber of Britains Cold War nuclear strike V-Force whos Valiants, Victors and Vulcans, painted in distinctive anti-flash white, were a familiar sight in the 1950s & 1960s. Widely regarded as the best looking V Bomber and the nicest to fly, the Valiant equipped nine Squadrons during its brief career from 1955 to 1964, dropping bombs in anger during the Suez crisis and Britains first atomic and hydrogen bombs. |
Clipped Signature - Ken Hubbard. Flew Wellington bombers with No.70 Sqn and Liberators and Lancasters with No.104 Sqn. He was the Captain of Vickers Valiant XD818 of No.49 Sqn as it dropped the first British H-Bomb on Christmas Island in 1957. He died in 2004. Please note that this particular signature has been written in pen - not in pencil like most of our signatures. |
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