Handley Page Victor

Handley Page Victor
País	Reino unido
Papel	Strategic bomber or aerial refueling tanker aircraft
Primeiro voo	24 December 1952
Construído	86

O Handley Page Victor was a British jet-powered strategic bomber, developed and produced by the Handley Page Aircraft Company, which served during the Cold War. It was the third and final of the V-bombers operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF), the other two V-bombers being the Avro Vulcan and the Vickers Valiant. The Victor had been developed to perform as part of the United Kingdom’s airborne nuclear deterrent. In 1968, the type was retired from the nuclear mission following the discovery of fatigue cracks, which had been exacerbated by the RAF’s adoption of a low-altitude flight profile to avoid interception.

Fonte: Handley Page Victor on Wikipedia

Victor B.Mk.2K2 “Lusty Lindy” Walk Around
Fotógrafos	Luc Colin
Localização	Museu Do Ar de Yorkshire
Victor K.2 XL231	Lusty Lindy, no Museu Aéreo de Yorkshire, York. O protótipo da conversão B.2 para K.2. XL231 é um dos dois Victors atualmente em condições taxiáveis
Fotos	81