Will a Victor ever fly again?

Victor displays were few and far between and they certainly didn’t throw it around the sky like they did with the Vulcan. Today only two Victors remain in running condition, XM715 at Bruntingthorpe and XL231 at Elvington. There are no efforts to get any Victor to fly again.

When was the Victor retired?

1993
Handley Page Victor/Retired

Are there any Avro Vulcans still flying?

The Avro Vulcan is a British jet-engine strategic bomber operated by the Royal Air Force from 1956 until 1984. Of the 134 production Vulcans built, 19 survive today. None are airworthy, although three (XH558, XL426 and XM655) are in taxiable condition. All but four survivors are located in the United Kingdom.

How many Victor bombers were built?

The K2 also provided refuelling support during the first Gulf War in 1991, after which it was retired from service. The Victor equipped 8 front line RAF squadrons. A total of 86 aircraft were built of which 5 survive in museums.

Are there any victors left in the sky?

Victor displays were few and far between and they certainly didn’t throw it around the sky like they did with the Vulcan. Today only two Victors remain in running condition, XM715 at Bruntingthorpe and XL231 at Elvington. There are no efforts to get any Victor to fly again. Click on the serial of a survivor entry for further information.

Is the Victa Air Tourer still in Australia?

The Australian Certificates of Type Approval for the Victa Air Tourer 100 and 115 are now held by the Airtourer Cooperative Ltd of New South Wales, Australia. Some 90 aircraft remain in Australia with around 20 or so elsewhere, mainly in New Zealand and the United Kingdom.

What kind of plane was the Handley Page Victor?

The crew of a Handley Page Victor of No 10 Squadron RAF scramble at RAF Cottesmore: It may have been the jet age but the means of getting to the plane was distinctly 1940s looking. © IWM (RAF-T 1008) A Handley Page Victor B.2 under tow from an RAF towing truck. The flight crew talk to the driver of the truck.© Crown copyright. IWM (RAF-T 6171)

How did the crew of the new victors die?

One of the new Victors crashed on a demonstration flight a few hundred yards from Warboys shortly after mid-day. It was confirmed later that the crew of four died. The aircraft took off from Wyton, watched by about 40 national and local newspapermen and photographers.