Handley Page Victor XL231 takes and bow and a fast run

Handley Page Victor filmed at Yorkshire air show 2006. The fast run is from 50secs

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[capney]

Just a quick word to all who have viewed my video and commented.

Thanks for the trouble and please keep em coming.

Capney

[darcula08]

i don't know whether to smile or weep. This beatuiful victor bomber/tanker is super impressive!

[KeeChrs]

Amazing aircraft, power with beauty

[MusicMLK]

Squadron Leader Stan Kemp served with 10 Squadron and 57 squadron among others. Anybody knew him?

He died in 1973, part of a team test flying a Vickers Viscount in Scotland when they hit a mountain quarter of an hour after take off. RIP

[MusicMLK]

My grandfather flew these... Squadron Leader Stanley Kemp. Don't recall which squadron. Obviously I'm biased, but the Victor is my favourite V-Bomber.

[capney]

@michaelfergusonuk .. thanks for update. I might add I was stationed at a UK base with the Valients on station and my memories are from comments made by the squadron members. Real nice to record all these comments and keep the memories going

[michaelfergusonuk]

@piperpilot I Do remember Reading that One Reason for the Retirement of the British Trident Airliner was Mostly Due to Noise Levels (Quite A Absurd Accusation given She Was in Attual Fact Quiter than a Lot of the Ugly U.S. Tubs around at the Time)

Plus the Trident was the Showcase of Much of the Technology used in Airliner's To This Day.

I Hope that the Victor (Like AVRO Vulcan XH558) Does Fly Again One Day Soon.

[michaelfergusonuk]

@michaelfergusonuk Whoop's, I Missed out "The Record" from part of that Last Sentance, My Bad.

[michaelfergusonuk]

@capney There was Nothing Wrong with the Design of the "Vicker's Valiant"

She was Just Not Suitable for Low Level Flight (Unlike the Vulcan & This

MK-2 Victor Which came after Her) & Was Sadly Scrapped even though

the Aircraft were more than Capable of Performing in Other Roles quite

Amicably. (In Flight Refueling/Training etc)

Plus She Was the Bomber that Still Hold's for the Largest & Most

Powerfull Conventional Atom Bomb (Non Hydrogen) Ever Constructed

(A Record Britain Still Hold's)

[Greenhornet270]

Great post of a great Plane!!

[capney]

@biggayal1992 ...It was also an all electric aircraft and a nightmare for the electricians to work on.

If I remember correctly the electrical actuators for the flying surfaces had no fewer than three electric motors. The main. standby and emergency. All in one unit.!

[capney]

Sorry about the bad spelling in the last post. I am still not used to this new keyboard...