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The Handley Page Victor is a
British-built Jet-powered aircraft, initially designed as a
heavy bomber as part of the UK’s airborne nuclear deterrent
strategy during the cold war. It was the third and final
‘V-Bomber’ to enter Royal Air Force service and also the last
one to retire. After RAF tactics were switched to low-altitude
attacks in 1968 the victor was found to be unsuitable for
bombing duties due to the discovery of fatigue cracks in the
airframes.
At this
time a number of Victors were modified for strategic
reconnaissance, using a combination of radar, cameras and
other high-tech sensors. However, with the Polaris submarines
taken over the nuclear deterrent role the V-bomber fleet was
slowly disbanded. The Victors were able to continue service
after being converted to aerial refuelling tankers and were a
key aspect in the successful bombing of Port Stanley runway
during the Falkland’s War via providing air-to-air support to
the Avro Vulcan bombers.
The Victor
was the last of the V-bombers to leave RAF service, just after
seeing action during the first Gulf war with the final
aircraft was removed from service on 15 October 1993. It was
replaced by the Vickers VC10 and Lockheed Tristar.
Handley Page Victor XM715 ‘Teasin’
Tina’ is one of only two surviving K2 Tankers that remains in
serviceable condition. It is still capable of taxiing at full
speed and can be seen doing so on a regular basis as part of
the cold war jets collection at Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome.
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