Editing V bomber (section)

===Far East operations===
On 29 October 1957, three Valiants from No. 214 Squadron flew to [[RAF Changi]] in Singapore for a fortnight to gain experience operating in the Far East. This was known as Exercise Profiteer. Subsequently, small detachments of Valiants and Vulcans deployed to the Far East for a fortnight every three months until June 1960. Although the [[Malayan Emergency]] was ongoing at this time, none of the Exercise Profiteer aircraft participated in combat operations.{{sfn|Wynn|1997|pp=442–443}}{{sfn|Proctor|2014|p=95}} When the Valiants were assigned to SACEUR for operations in Europe, the conventional mission in the Middle East was assigned to the Vulcans at RAF Waddington, while that in the Far East was given to the Victors based at RAF Cottesmore and RAF Honington. When the [[Indonesian Confrontation]] heated up in December 1963, eight Victors from Nos 10 and 15 Squadrons were sent to the Far East, where they were based at [[RAF Tengah]] and [[RAAF Butterworth]]. The crews normally served 3{{frac|1|2}}-month tours. No. 10 Squadron was disbanded in March 1964, and No. 15 Squadron in October. No. 12(B) Squadron replaced them at RAAF Butterworth from October.  The Vulcans were recalled to UK in December 1964 whilst the responsibility for the Far East fell on temporary detachments of Vulcans of Nos 9, 12 and 35 Squadrons with up to 16 aircraft for short periods. Tensions decreased after March 1965, and the size of the detachment was cut to four aircraft. As the Waddington Wing converted to the Mk2 Vulcan the responsibility was transferred to Nos 44, 50 and 101 Squadrons.  Annual deployments in support of SEATO continued for some years.{{sfn|Brookes|1982|pp=138–139}}