| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | XL231 |
| 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): | HP80/76 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | 55 Sqn |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | AbbotsfordMap |
| Region / Country: | British Columbia, Canada |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: CYXX IATA: YXX Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | Abbotsford Air Show 1991 |
| Photo Date: | August 1991 |
| Photo by: | Gary Vincent |
| Photo ID: | 90309 |
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Built in 1961, XL231 was the first Victor to under go K.2 tanker conversion. Used for tanker trials beginning in 1972, it would only get the full conversion and return to service later in the program. Later serving in the Falklands War and in Operation Grandby of the first Gulf War, the V Bomber was retired in 1993. Luckily one of five Victors to escape scrapping, it is privately owned but displayed at the Yorkshire Air Museum and kept in taxiable condition. This photo is copyright © Gary Vincent, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 2 October 2018, and has since been viewed 173 times. |