Handley Page Victor

E232406

The Handley Page Victor was a British Cold War-era strategic bomber later adapted as an aerial refueling tanker, notable for its role supporting long-range missions such as the Falklands War Black Buck raids.

All labels observed (5)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf aerial refueling tanker
military aircraft
strategic bomber
aircraftCategory jet-powered bomber
jet-powered tanker
aircraftFamily Victor B.1
Victor B.2
Victor K.1
Victor K.2
airForceOperator Royal Air Force
contemporaneousWith Avro Vulcan
linked to: Vulcan bomber

Vickers Valiant
convertedFrom bomber to tanker
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
crewSize 5
designedDuring Cold War
designedFor high-altitude bombing
nuclear weapons delivery
engineType turbofan
turbojet
enteredRAFServiceAsBomber late 1950s
enteredRAFServiceAsTanker 1960s
firstFlightDate 1952-12-24
introducedIntoService 1958
laterRole air-to-air refueling
conventional bombing
manufacturer Handley Page Limited
maxSpeed approximately Mach 0.94
natoReportingName Victor
notableFeature crescent-shaped wing
numberOfEngines 4
partOf V-bomber force
primaryUser Royal Air Force
retiredFromBomberRole late 1960s
retiredFromTankerRole 1993
role aerial refueling tanker
strategic bomber
serviceCeiling approximately 55000 ft
successorRoleTakenOverBy Lockheed Tristar tanker
linked to: RAF Tristar

Vickers VC10 tanker
linked to: RAF VC10
supportedDuringConflict Gulf War (1991)
linked to: Gulf War

Operation Granby
supportedOperation Black Buck raids
tailConfiguration T-tail
usedFor long-range strike missions
maritime reconnaissance (limited)
usedInConflict Cold War
Falklands War
wingConfiguration swept wing

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Black Buck raids usedAircraft Handley Page Victor
Avro Vulcan contemporaries Handley Page Victor
subject linked to: Vulcan bomber
RAF Honington basedAircraftType Handley Page Victor
Operation Corporate notableAircraft Handley Page Victor
RAF Strike Command equipment Handley Page Victor
Handley Page Limited product Handley Page Victor
Handley Page Limited hasMajorWork Handley Page Victor V-bomber
linked to: Handley Page Victor
No. 101 Squadron RAF operatedAircraft Handley Page Victor
Rolls-Royce Conway usedOnAircraft Handley Page Victor
subject linked to: Rolls-Royce Conway engine
RAF Marham homeToAircraftType Handley Page Victor (historically)
linked to: Handley Page Victor
Operation Black Buck uses Handley Page Victor tanker
linked to: Handley Page Victor
Vickers Valiant contemporaneousWith Handley Page Victor
subject linked to: Vickers Valiant bomber
Vickers Valiant successorInRole Handley Page Victor
subject linked to: Vickers Valiant bomber
Rolls-Royce Olympus usedInAircraft Handley Page Victor (testbed)
subject linked to: Rolls-Royce Olympus turbojet
linked to: Handley Page Victor