Handley Page Victor
B2/K2
XH669
|
XH669 in the early 60's by Keith |
Victor K2 XH669 at RAF
Mildenhall 1988 by Peter Nicholson |
Aircraft Type:
Victor B2/K2
6/8/59: First flight.
22/12/59: Awaiting
collection handed over to Controller (Aircraft) at Park Street.
3/9/60: Loaned to
Handley Page for SBAC display at Farnborough.
17/6/63: Handley Page
for mods (conversion to B2R).
21/6/66: RAF Wittering
OCU.
10/10/68: Handley Page
for storage.
3/6/70: Hawker Siddeley
Woodford for K2 conversion.
20/1/77: 57 Sqn. RAF
Marham
18/8/80: RAF St Athan
for major servicing.
12/11/80: 57 Sqn. RAF
Marham.
10/6/83: RAF St Athan
for major servicing.
31/8/83: 57 Sqn. RAF
Marham.
20/3/86: 55 Sqn. RAF
Marham.
26/6/87: RAF St Athan
for major servicing.
3/11/87: 55 Sqn. RAF
Marham.
21/6/90: Engine fire. Emergency landing at RAF Waddington. Aircraft was not
repaired and allotted 9092M
"I was on 55 Sqn when XH669 diverted to Waddington in June
1990. Your web site states that it had an engine fire causing it
to make an emergency landing at Waddo. It wasn't an engine fire,
it was a hot air leak from one of the inboard engines that
caused damage to the flying controls. Definitely not an engine
fire." Peter Cross commented
12/5/95: Aircraft
scrapped. Nose section removed for restoration.
Handley Page Victor
B2 XH670
Victor B2 XH670 - 1977 by
Stu Waring
Aircraft Type:
Victor B2
2/11/59: First flight.
22/12/59: Awaiting
collection handed over to Controller (Aircraft) at Park Street.
18/1/60: Landed at
Thurleigh with hydraulic fault.
1/3/60: Ministry of
Aviation.
7/1/62: Arrived at A&AEE.
9/2/62: Returned to
Handley Page.
9/6/64: Arrived at A&AEE.
Low level trials.
31/7/64: Returned to
Radlett for inspection and APU fit.
19/8/64: Returned to A&AEE.
Continuation of low level trials.
27/11/64: To Handley
Page. Preparation for engineering flight trials.
1/11/68: Storage
pending K2 conversion.
1/5/70: Arrived at
Hawker Siddeley Woodford for conversion.
31/10/75: Struck off
charge as source of spares.
8/83: Aircraft scrapped
and Cockpit removed for preservation.
In the below pictures the door from XL161
has been fitted as a replacement on XH670. This door
commemorates the aircraft's participation in the 1969
Transatlantic air race.
