VILLIERS VINDICATOR from the Ian Fleming Novel ‘THUNDERBALL’

THUNDERBALL original story by Ian Fleming, Kevin McClory and Jack Whittinghham.

The Villiers Vindicator is a fictional nuclear bomber from the Ian Fleming James Bond novel THUNDERBALL.In the feature film - starring Sean Connery as Bond - the villain’s plan has them hijacking an Avro Vulcan and stealing the nuclear bombs instead, probably to give the some real-world credibiiity. But it would have been fun had they created a fake aeroplane. We can only imagine what Ken Adam might have come up with as an original design for a V-Bomber!

This is my original design for the plane that is featured in the book. I referenced the three real V Bombers - Vickers Valiant, Handley Page Victor and the Avro Vulcan – as I wanted this to be credible as a 4th V Bomber that could sit alongside those planes. I have given the aircraft the all-white RAF ‘Anti nuclear blast’ paint scheme from the 1950s. I have shown is flying over the English countryside.

Production Designer Matthew Teevan

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