Handley Page Victor

The Handley Page Victor was a large subsonic aircraft that served with the British Royal Air Force (RAF). The first prototype flew in 1952, and the aircraft was in squadron service from 1958 to 1993.

The Victor was originally developed as part of the RAF's V-bomber nuclear deterrence force against the Soviet Union, during the early part of the Cold War. However the aircraft was later adapted to serve in the strategic reconnaissance and in-flight refuelling tanker roles.

The Victor saw action, in the aerial tanker role, in both the Falklands War and the Gulf War.

Victor in 1961

Here is a summary of the Victor's technical specifications:

Crew	5
Wingspan	120 feet (36.6 metres)
Length	114 feet 11 inches (35 metres)
Height	28 feet 1½ inches (8.6 metres)
Wing Area	2,406 ft² (223.5 m²)
Maximum Take-off Weight	185,000 lb (83,900 kg)
Maximum Speed	650 mph (1,050 km/h)
Range	1,500 miles (1,300 nautical miles, 2,400 kilometres)
Service Ceiling	49,000 feet (14,900 metres)

World War II

Operation Barbarossa
1941 German Invasion of Russia

Operation Citadel
1943 The Battle of Kursk

Operation Dragoon
1944 Invasion of southern France

Operation Varsity
1945 Crossing the Rhine

Invasions That Never Were

Operation Sealion
1940 German invasion of England

Operation Olympic
1945 US invasion of southern Japan

Operation Coronet
1946 US invasion of northern Japan

Special Forces

Operation Entebbe
1976 Entebbe Airport Rescue

Operation Nimrod
1980 Iranian Embassy Siege

British Cold War Operations

Operation Musketeer
1956 Suez Crisis

Operation Corporate
1982 Falklands War

Operation Black Buck
1982 Vulcan raids on Port Stanley

Operation Granby
1990-91 Persian Gulf

British Post Cold War

Operation Herrick
2002- Afghanistan

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