Handley Page Victor - Survivors

XM715 powering up for a fast taxi run at Bruntingthorpe; author

Unfortunately the Victor, despite staying in service longer, hasn't survived retirement as well as the Vulcan, though it has at least done better than the Valiant! Unlike the Vulcan, the Victor never really captured the public's hearts, due in part to its tanker role in later years rendering it a much less exciting aircraft to many. 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.

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