Showing 1 to 10 of 13 search results
Handley Page Victor K.2, Cockpit Section
Aircraft & Exhibits, MAR 1963-DEC 1993, London, Hangar Five, 1996/0166/A
This aircraft was built as a bomber in 1960, but was modified for the reconnaissance role in 1965, before being converted into a tanker in 1978. In this new role, it took part in both the Falklands Conflict and the Gulf War before being retired in 1993.
Handley Page Victor K2 Beer Mat
Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1990, Cosford, Hangar Two, X003-6678
Handley Page Victors served as the RAF's refuelling tanker from 1965–1993. This beer mat commemorates the fleet's role in the Gulf War in 1991. Eight Victors from Nos. 55 and 57 Squadrons were deployed to Bahrain to support the coalition's air forces against Iraqi targets. Nearly 300 operational refuelling sorties were completed without incident, despite all the Victor airframes being over 30 years old.
Air-to-Air Refuelling Plan, Marham News, South Atlantic Special 1982
Library, London, Hangar Six, X008-4556
The refuelling plan on display is for Operation BLACK BUCK, which required 18 tanker sorties to fuel one Vulcan bomber on a 6,800-mile roundtrip to attack targets on the Falkland Islands. At the time, these were the longest bombing missions ever flown.
Filter results by: Hide filters
Department hide filter
Type hide filter
- Handley Page Victor K.2
- Flight Refuelling Tanker Aircraft [11]
- Training Aircraft [7]
- Bomber Aircraft [6]
- Transport Aircraft [6]
- Fighter Aircraft [5]
- Hawker-Siddeley Harrier GR.3 [5]
- Hawker-Siddeley Gnat T.1 [4]
- British Aircraft Corporation Lightning [3]
- Hawker-Siddeley Sea Harrier FRS.1 [3]