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Victor B.1a rear panels

Hi all!
I new to this forum, however I was looking for some info, and I thought this would be a great place to try. I am currenly helping to restore Victor B.1a (XH592) cockpit section at Bruntingthorpe, and we are trying to complete the rear panels, mainly through making panels from scratch where we can.
However, as we are trying to make it quite accurate, we are looking for some illustrations or pictures of the AEO, Nav, and Radar Nav’s positions in the B.1a, as it is different from the later tanker varients. Would anyone be able to help?

Thanks very much,
Tom

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By: 91Regal - 3rd March 2009 at 21:16

Hi all!
I new to this forum, however I was looking for some info, and I thought this would be a great place to try. I am currenly helping to restore Victor B.1a (XH592) cockpit section at Bruntingthorpe, and we are trying to complete the rear panels, mainly through making panels from scratch where we can.
However, as we are trying to make it quite accurate, we are looking for some illustrations or pictures of the AEO, Nav, and Radar Nav’s positions in the B.1a, as it is different from the later tanker varients. Would anyone be able to help?

Thanks very much,
Tom

I presume you’ve seen the various illustrations in vol. 1 of Roger Brooks books on the Victor? The pics in there are of the Duxford example.

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By: HunterXL565 - 3rd March 2009 at 14:56

Thanks for the responces. I will contact the RAFM, as Duxford have seemed slightly reluctant to let us in the Victor in the past- I beleive due to health and safety.

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By: FLY.BUY - 2nd March 2009 at 20:03

Tom,
This is a paragraph I have cut and pasted from another recent thread which I replied too, may be of help to you.

Have you tried the Research dept at RAF Hendon, over the years I have written to them many times ( 15 or so odd occasssions) requesting pictures or pilots notes of various cockpits WWII to Post War and each time they have come up trumps and sent through the post exactly what I wanted (They charge a small nominal photocopying fee of a couple of pounds) Just log on to their website WWW.RAFMUSEUM.COM click on the research section and just fill in the query box. Remember to quote the variant type or mark type of aircraft you are looking for. Give them a few weeks and you should have something through your door with a small invoice. The only time I have been refused is when I asked for some Canberra PR9 cockpit diagrams a few years back and they were unable to do so due to it still being classified material (were still in active service). Good luck.

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By: Robert Hilton - 2nd March 2009 at 18:58

Try Duxford, they have a B/K1a 2 point tanker.

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