| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | XL191 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Handley Page HP-80 Victor |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Handley Page HP-80 Victor |
| Aircraft Version: | Handley Page HP-80 Victor K2 |
| C/n (msn): | HP80/72 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | 55 Sqn |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | FairfordMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGVA IATA: FFD Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | IAT - International Air Tattoo 1985 |
| Photo Date: | 13 July 1985 |
| Photo by: | Paul Seymour |
| Photo ID: | 753125 |
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Delivered as a Victor B.2 in 1962. Converted to a Victor K.2 tanker in 1970. Crashed short of the runway at Hamilton, Ontario in 1986. Nose section saved. and moved to a private collector near Newbury, OH. Sections of the skin were used to make planetags. Sold and moved to Iron Mountain, MI in 2023 for restoration. There is a feature about it in the December 2024 edition of Flypast. This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 27 November 2024, and has since been viewed 65 times. |