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A Handley Page advert from 1952. With the Victor in squadron service, another advert from Handley Page making much of the Victor's multiple role capability. Another HP advert, this one from 1958.

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Most of these pictures were kindly donated by Ray Deacon. They are for your personal use only and may not be reproduced or redistributed in any form. Ray has a sizeable collection of photos of aircraft, taken throughout his service in the RAF and available for publication - contact him for details.

This RAF Honington-based 55 squadron Victor B.1A, XH590, was captured on film when taxiing in at Embakasi Airport (Nairobi) in October 1963 while on a lone-ranger training mission from the UK. The large air-ducts on the rear fuselage identify XH675 as being a Victor B.2. It bore no unit identification when this photograph was taken at RAF Khormaksar, Aden, in 1963. A late production mark 2 Victor, XM715 was operated by 100 Squadron based at RAF Wittering in 1963 and was photographed while passing through RAF Khormaksar. Shortly after the Falklands War in 1982, Vaughn Nelson took this shot of one of the 'Black Buck' Victor K.2s having a well deserved rest at Wideawake airfield.

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Rob Johnson from hampshire

Posted at 1:02am on Saturday, August 20th, 2011

a memory....4a/c "Mickey Finn" scramble..pulling out the Blue Steel arming pins,running back for cover and experiencing 16 Conways thrusting 4 Victors off the pan & down the runway...earth moving!

John McVey from Felmersham.

Posted at 1:04pm on Monday, March 28th, 2011

I too was at R.A.F. Gaydon in 1961 til 1963,and made a couple of good friends there,some of which I'm still in touch with.All the best John "Shingles" McVey.

David Lloyd from Hampshire

Posted at 12:07pm on Monday, December 27th, 2010

My first Victor was in 1959 at Wyton and next 1977 at Marham - 57 Squadron
A thing of beauty ? Only if viewed from a few thousand feet - workwise it was a pain for the Radio trades !

Jim Wood from North west

Posted at 2:13pm on Tuesday, October 26th, 2010

I worked on the Mk1 Victor at RAF Gaydon from late 1960 to mid 1961.
Nice to look at but a rubbish aircraft. Always going wrong. I had to deal with 2 aircraft fires very scary. The worst thing was standing under the engine ports feeling the soloniods to check they were not over heating during every engine start.I remember one day the soloniod jammed on the number 4 engine and caught fire. I told the crew and they were out and gone quicker than the ground crew!

David Nevans from Wishaw

Posted at 9:12pm on Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

I would be greeat to see both the Victor and Vulcan in formation again. Even better with a fighter escort!

Jeff O from NN10 6AG

Posted at 2:36pm on Friday, October 16th, 2009

Another Victor visited Khormaksar in 1960, XH645, and participated in the Open Day held on Friday 18th November.

Duane Cole from Nevada USA

Posted at 3:02am on Friday, October 9th, 2009

WHAT A MAGNIFICENT RAF Bomber,I was a yank brat of 12yrs. old at RAF ALCONBURY In 1980 and couldn't believe my eyes one day on the Flightline with me pops when one flew In for petrol on a short tarmac visit. I was thrilled to find your Gallery on the Net Mate. Three Cheers to you Blokes!!

Mike Woodley from Oxfordshire

Posted at 11:23pm on Monday, August 24th, 2009

I agree with Pavel they are the most beautiful aircraft from the golden age, I also rate the Valkyrie up there with them

James from suffolk

Posted at 1:54pm on Tuesday, July 7th, 2009

i disagree, the vulcan is far more superior!!!

Pavel Kolesnikov from Moskaw

Posted at 7:00am on Saturday, April 18th, 2009

I think the Viktor like soviet Tu-16 was most beautiful bombers of golden jet.

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