The Yorkshire Air Museum unveils its newly repainted Victor K2 tanker XL231 "Lusty Lindy" on August 28, with talks, an engine ...

Handover of the Victor tanker cockpit to RAF Air Defence Radar Museum at Neatishead. Retired sqadron leader and ex-Victor tanker pilot Bob Tuxford cutting the ribbon. Picture: ANTONY KELLY (Image: ...

As part of our ongoing series Today in Aviation History, we explore the history of one of the three “V-Bombers” flown by the Royal Air Force during the Cold War, the Handley-Page Victor, which ...

The Handley Page Victor XH648 was futuristic when it was designed in the 1950s. Its cockpit was initially designed as an 'escape pod' which could detach from the rest of the plane when needed.

The Handley Page Victor is the only surviving aircraft of its type, having taken its first flight in 1959.

Inside the cockpit of XH648 (Image: IWM) Jon White, head of conservation at IWM Duxford in Cambridgeshire, said the restored Handley Page Victor XH648 was “the only one”.

A plane that was once capable of carrying a nuclear bomb as a deterrent during the Cold War has gone on display. The 110-foot wingspan Handley Page Victor is the only surviving aircraft of its ...

Handover of the Victor tanker cockpit to RAF Air Defence Radar Museum at Neatishead. Retired sqadron leader and ex-Victor tanker pilot Bob Tuxford sitting in the cockpit. Picture: ANTONY KELLY ...