Template:Did you know nominations/Vickers Valiant


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The result was: promoted by Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 11:02, 10 June 2018 (UTC)

Vickers Valiant

 * ... that Vickers Valiant XD818 (pictured) dropped the first British hydrogen bomb as part of Operation Grapple? Source: "XD818 was one of eight Valiants specially modified by Vickers for involvement in Operation `Grapple' -the testing of Britains' first H-bomb... XD818, piloted by Wg Cdr Hubbard OBE DFC, dropped Britain's first live H-bomb (thermo-nuclear fusion device), a Green Granite device within a Blue Danube ballistic case weighing 10,000lb (4,536kg) off Malden Island, 400 miles south of Christmas Island, which was an air burst yielding 150 to 200kt."
 * Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Ian Meadows (archaeologist)

Improved to Good Article status by Hawkeye7 (talk). Self-nominated at 21:33, 26 May 2018 (UTC).


 * Symbol confirmed.svg This article has recently been reviewed as one of Wikipedia's good articles. The hook fact is interesting and it checks out to the source quoted and provided. Checked online sources provided and no signs of copyvio. Assume good faith with the offline source. Good to go. Rain  the 1  19:40, 28 May 2018 (UTC)