5000 x 3501 px | 42,3 x 29,6 cm | 16,7 x 11,7 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
11 marzo 2010
Ubicazione:
Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington, near York, U.K
Altre informazioni:
The Handley-Page Victor was the third and aerodynamically most advanced of Britain's trio of V-bombers, built in the early 1950's to carry the nation's independent strategic nuclear deterrent. "Lusty Lindy" was originally built as a bomber and first entered RAF service in 1962. She was converted, first, to a strategic reconnaissance aircraft and then, in 1972, became the prototype of the K2 airborne refuelling tanker version. She saw operational service during the Falklands conflict in 1982, when she supported the Vulcan "Black Buck" bombing operations, and later during the first Gulf War. It was during this conflict that she acquired her distinctive name and accompanying nose art, as seen in the photograph. Her 1993 final flight into Elvington for retirement with the Yorkshire Air Museum was the second-last "official" flight by a Victor (there has been one "unofficial" one). However, she has been maintained in serviceable condition by a dedicated band of volunteers, and makes regular runs under her own power on display days for the benefit of enthusiasts and photographers
