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<blockquote data-quote="SteveH" data-source="post: 310021" data-attributes="member: 9252">Thanks Sandpatch <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />They are pretty unique looking - It was designed in the late 50's as a high altitude nuclear bomber, but when anti aircraft missiles improved, the RAF found they had to fly at low level and this just wasn't designed to do it... They started find stress fractures on them so converted them to air-to-air tankers. It was only in the mid 80's that they started being replaced from that role.It was one of the three &quot;V-Bombers&quot; used by the UK, the others being the Valiant (Didn't last) and probably the most well known of them - The Vulcan. There is still a Vulcan flying for displays, so I'll hopefully get some shots of it this summer!<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handley_Page_Victor" target="_blank">Handley Page Victor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="SteveH, post: 310021, member: 9252"] Thanks Sandpatch :) They are pretty unique looking - It was designed in the late 50's as a high altitude nuclear bomber, but when anti aircraft missiles improved, the RAF found they had to fly at low level and this just wasn't designed to do it... They started find stress fractures on them so converted them to air-to-air tankers. It was only in the mid 80's that they started being replaced from that role. It was one of the three "V-Bombers" used by the UK, the others being the Valiant (Didn't last) and probably the most well known of them - The Vulcan. There is still a Vulcan flying for displays, so I'll hopefully get some shots of it this summer! [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handley_Page_Victor]Handley Page Victor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/url] [/QUOTE]

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