Victor

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Victor is a British Cold War–era jet aircraft that served as both a strategic bomber and later an aerial refueling tanker for the Royal Air Force.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aerial refueling tanker ⓘ
jet aircraft ⓘ
strategic bomber ⓘ
aircraftCategory V-bomber ⓘ
aircraftConfiguration mid-wing monoplane ⓘ
aircraftRole aerial refueling tanker ⓘ
nuclear bomber ⓘ
strategic bomber ⓘ
alliedWith NATO strategic forces ⓘ
contemporaneousWith Avro Vulcan ⓘ
Vickers Valiant ⓘ
convertedTo aerial refueling tanker ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
crew 5 ⓘ
designedBy Handley Page design team ⓘ
designedFor high-altitude bombing ⓘ
nuclear deterrent role ⓘ
developedFrom Handley Page design studies for V-bombers ⓘ
era Cold War ⓘ
firstFlight 1952 ⓘ
introduced 1958 ⓘ
manufacturer Handley Page ⓘ
notableFeature crescent-shaped wing ⓘ
numberOfEngines 4 ⓘ
operatedBy Royal Air Force ⓘ
partOf V-bomber force ⓘ
powerplant turbojet engine ⓘ
retired 1993 ⓘ
serviceBranch Royal Air Force ⓘ
successorRole air-to-air refueling support ⓘ
tailConfiguration T-tail ⓘ
usedBy Royal Air Force Air Support Command ⓘ
Royal Air Force Bomber Command ⓘ
usedFor conventional bombing ⓘ
maritime reconnaissance (limited) ⓘ
tanker support for strike aircraft ⓘ
usedInConflict Falklands War ⓘ
Gulf War ⓘ
wingConfiguration swept wing ⓘ

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