Handley-Page Victor B.1
Victor V bomber in 1961
Description
Role	Strategic Nuclear Bomber
Crew	5
First Flight	December 24, 1952 (Prototype) February 1, 1956 (Production)
Entered Service	1958
Manufacturer	Handley Page
Dimensions
Length	114 ft 11 in	34.72 m
Wingspan	110 ft 0 in	33.5 m
Height	28 ft 1½ in	8.57 m
Wing area	ft²	m²
Weights
Empty	lb	kg
Loaded	165,000 lb	75,000 kg
Maximum takeoff	lb	kg
Capacity
Powerplant
Engines	4 Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire A.S.Sa.7 (202) Turbojets
Thrust (each)	11,000 lbf	49 kN
Performance
Maximum speed	650 mph	1050 km/h
Combat range	1,500 mi	2,400 km
Ferry range	mi	km
Service ceiling	ft	m
Rate of climb	ft/min	m/min
Wing loading	lb/ft²	kg/m²
Thrust/Weight
Power/Mass	hp/lb	kW/kg
Avionics
Avionics
Armament
Guns
Bombs
Missiles
Rockets
Other

The Handley Page Victor was a British jet bomber aircraft, one of the 'V bombers' intended to carry Britain's nuclear arsenal. The other two V-bombers were the Avro Vulcan and the Vickers Valiant.

After being phased out of bomber service with the Royal Air Force, the Victor saw extensive use as a tanker aircraft. It was finally withdrawn from service in 1993, having lasted nine years longer in service than any of the other V bombers, albeit not in its original role.

Units Using the Victor

Royal Air Force squadrons that were equipped with the Victor include:

• No. 10 Squadron RAF
• No. 15 Squadron RAF
• No. 55 Squadron RAF
• No. 57 Squadron RAF
• No. 100 Squadron RAF
• No. 134 Squadron RAF
• No. 214 Squadron RAF

External links

• http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/victor/