Any photos of Victors flying please ?

One I took in September 1993, just prior to retirement, refuelling a 12 Sqn. Tornado.

Here’s a model one:

A Victor performed a high speed flypast at The Fighter Meet, North Weald, circa 1985. I remember that the engines had been throttled right back as the only noise audible was that of the airframe and idling engines as it sped past (did not want to exceed limiting speed?) Does anyone else remember this event?

That vaguely rings a dim and distant bell, might have to ferret through some old tapes, I may have got that on video…… :confused:

With avgas

OK then Robbo lets make a change for 2005,

Duxford and Shuttleworth can have the jets and Brunty and Kemble will take the really old stuff.

Being serious Duxford and Shuttleworth are both high on my airshows 2005 list, as over the last year or so I have really begun to enjoy the sort of planes you get at these venue’s.

The great war display team in particular have really impressed me when I have seen them and their display at Wings and strings was bloody stunning.

As was the lancasters and the Mustangs etc etc.

Bloody rubbish. Oil tanker, that’s all it is. Give it guns, bombs, props and camouflage and maybe i’ll ooh and ahh at it. You sad cases.

How about the one already at DX ?

More excellent photos thanks all of you, now anyone wanna spend a few million and get one flying again.

You can call it my Xmas present.

Bits and Bobs

A Victor performed a high speed flypast at The Fighter Meet, North Weald, circa 1985. I remember that the engines had been throttled right back as the only noise audible was that of the airframe and idling engines as it sped past (did not want to exceed limiting speed?) Does anyone else remember this event?

There is also a good ‘I learnt About Flying From That’ in the latest ‘Aviate’ (military flight safety magazine) which describes how the crew discovered, as they were accelerating for take off, that they’d missed powering up the flying controls. The appropriate switches were selected and presto… This is not, of course a comment on the very professional standard of operations on the Victor fleet.

XH672 ‘Maid Marian’ (landing) and XL231 ‘Lusty Lindy’ (overflying) at RAF Finningley arrivals day, 1993.

Excellent pictures!!!! Thank you very much. 😀

Cheers Andy

XH672 ‘Maid Marian’ (landing) and XL231 ‘Lusty Lindy’ (overflying) at RAF Finningley arrivals day, 1993.

Try this Charles E Brown shot!

Victor fly sadly

Did they fly sadly? Or did some of them fly happily? 😉

Here are some of my photographs circa 1989.

Regards,

Paul

Thanks all, their nice photos 🙂

Yes, it had character.

Andrewman

Well if you mean ‘ground to air’ here are a couple of low grade shots perhaps salved by their age.

The first taken at Lee on Solent coming over the fence circa 1959 and the ‘threesome’ at Farnborough circa 1958 a long way away on a standard lens.

Mark

HP Victor photos

Some photo’s on www.airliners.net

Type in Handley Page Victor in the search field.