At the leading edge there is no engine mounts for
inline or radial that i see underslung jet engines?

Other than the great big firewall on the starboard wing and similar gap on the port (meant in a none offensive way)?

A friend sent me this link to some photographs taken at Manston (sometime in the 80s?).
Look at the relics section from the second image onwards.

> Studio octavio

A sad site for all Victor fans.

There’s one with bits of skin cut off at the Rolls Royce Heritage centre in Derby. I don’t know if it was a real one.

Well done everyone, that’s absolutley amazing.

There’s probably a bit of every surviving V-bomber up there, certainly Southend’s XL426 and Lindy.

Very sorry to hear about that, I wouldn’t have thought that type of thing would happen out there.
The same thing happened at NEAM once to a firefly prop they kept against the outer wall. They managed to find the remains in a field. The blades had been hacksawed off, probably to be melted down as scrap.
Lets hope the same thing doesn’t happen this time.

The Victor’s underside periscope is at the Nav Radar’s seat, next to the H2S set, coming out directly below his seat (just in front of and to the right of the nose leg). I’m not sure where it’s controls are, I’ve never seen Lindy’s working.

“The Handley Page Victor” by Roger Brooks, volume I, prototype and mark 1 and volume II, the mark 2 and appendicies. An edited collection of articles and publications about the Victor, some written by the people involved in its creation. Not a story book or an easy bedtime read but they tell everything you’d ever want to know about the Victor.

And not recent al all;
Balloons to Bucanneers; Yorkshire’s role in Aviation since 1785. by Brian Catchpole. A really good read but it probably helps if you’re from Yorkshire.

And I agree with Old_Fart’s recommendation of “In Harm’s Way”.

I think this is a static engine run, so unless it’s really windy it probably won’t leave the ground.
Still a unique experience.

Also, Martin Withers will be giving a talk after the run in a hall near to Southend airport, Hawkswell village hall I think, (perhaps one of the others on the forum can give more details?). It’s open to non-members with a suggested donation on the door.

There are more details at;

http://forums.airshows.co.uk/cgi-bin/ukarboard/ikonboard.cgi?;act=ST;f=1;t=38925