Roger, I remember you and your team around the Victor on Sunday’s at Duxford, and clearly you had a lot of enthusiasm and knowledge of the Victor – without which I doubt it would of lasted this long. And although I don’t know the ins and outs of why you and the IWM parted company – would there be any chance of you resurrecting some sort of involvement with XH648 again, if asked to do so?

Rob

thanks for the thought but I have retired from that sort of thing after 31 years being involved in Victors and still involved with Victors only on paper this time

Roger Brooks

The only thing I have on 963 is I flew with her as Ground Crew to KIA TAK Via Labuan and returned direct to Changi 4 days later in a10hr 5min Flight time> I have few photos stored away and one of her flying down the coast of New Zealand in 1970 My total flying with Shacks of 205 was 69 hrs in 2 years

In these aircraft WR963,,WL 757,WL790,Wl795,WL798 WL741,WR960

Trenchard Brat

Goose Bay

Surely it is XM715 There is nothing left at Woodford So why all this thought of returning one to fly both 231and 715 are privately owned and I cannot see them supporting the idea any case who would undertake the task I understand that there is no hangar space at either location. Leave the two Victors to the owners to do as they wish with them a great aircraft I spent 12 years with them at Marham and it was the Highlight of my career to fly in all the versions of the tankers especially the K2and the crew chiefs seat put in at Woodford for those who had to fly with them the best seat in the aircraft

Wish it could go to Elvington it would be able to ground run on their long runway next to 2 other iconic cold war jets(4 engined) drum up money for the museum at such events and they could build the hangar of learning on an airfield that is hardly over developed ,infact build it big enough to house or service the other live jets.Lets get all the historic jets together not spread out where you cant afford to travel to regularly.

Planning permission was applied for by the owner on a couple of occasions to build hangars for commercial aircraft of the business type this was refused by the local authorities on a couple of occasions.

Trenchard Brat

There is only one hangar at Elvington and that hangar does not have a strong enough floor and the access to it is the same construction. If a new hangar was built it would the Victor and the Nimrod. You would also require a large storage facility for spares etc.!!!!!

I was in a Boeing 707 with my family as I saw the Lancaster as we taxied to the runway .If I can find that photo I will try and put it on the forum at the moment I cannot remember its location.
Trenchard Brat