Handley-Page Victor XH648 - the Victor would be the last of the V-Bombers to serve, after a renaissance as a tanker - at Imperial War Museum Duxford #coldwar #victor #warbirds #avgeek #aviation | Daniel J Wheatcroft

Handley-Page Victor forward fuselage section on the restoration floor at IWM Duxford (Hangar 5). #coldwar #ColdWarHistory #handleypage #victor #vforce | Daniel J Wheatcroft

Handley-Page Victor B.1A(K2P) XH648 at Imperial War Museum Duxford. She participated in Exercise Profiteer during the Indonesian Confrontation, dropping weapons as a show of strength. #coldwar #victor #handleypage #warbirds | Daniel J Wheatcroft

The Handley Page Victor was a British strategic bomber that first flew in 1952 and served with the Royal Air Force from 1958 until 1993. Between 1952-1963 86 Victors would be built including the B1 and B2 bomber variants and the K2 tanker that was used for air-to-air refuelling. The Victor was part of the V Bomber Fleet which was made-up of the Victor, Valiant and Vulcan. These aircraft were built to replace aircraft such as the Avro Lancaster and the Avro Lincoln and were designed to be Britain