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Length 486mm Width 508mm Pieces 257
HANDLEY PAGE
VI CTOR K.2 / SR.2 VI CTOR K.2 / SR.2
A12 0 0 9
HANDLEY PAGE
VI CTOR K.2 / SR.2
The Handley Page (HP) Victor was a jet-powered,
strategic bomber which, alongside the other ‘V’
bombers, the Avro Vulcan and Vickers Valiant,
formed an essential part of Britain’s nuclear
deterrent during the early part of the Cold War.
The Victor was designed to carry out long-range,
low-altitude attacks, but was later relegated to
an aerial refuelling role when it was no longer
deemed effective as a strategic bomber. Following
the introduction of submarine-launched Polaris
missiles in 1969, the Victor was gradually relieved
of its role as a nuclear deterrent but it remained
a valuable asset to the RAF as a tanker up to its
retirement in 1993.
The final K.2 versions were converted to provide
the RAF with an effective air-to-air refuelling aircraft,
serving through both the Falklands Conflict and the
Gulf War of 1990.
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No. 54 Operational Training Unit, Royal Air Force Church Fenton, North
Yorkshire, England, December 1940.
No. 57 Squadron, Royal Air Force, Operation ‘Black Buck’, Ascension
Island, May 1982.
No. 543 Squadron, Royal Air Force, Operation ‘Attune’, Lima Airport,
Peru, 1971.