Talk:Handley Page Victor
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I moved from Handley-Page Victor to Handley Page Victor to bring in line with the articles on the Company and it's other products. Sc147 20:36, 12 Apr 2005 (UTC)
[edit] 134 Squadron
According to RAF Squadrons - C G Jefford 134 Squadron was disbanded in 1945 and never reformed...I think you mean 543 Squadron - now added..
[edit] Victor Bomb Loads
Just as a matter of interest, according to Bill Gunston the Victor was designed for the following bomb loads:
Original design requirement:
1 X 10,000lb 'special bomb' - Blue Danube
Alternative loads:
2 X largest-size Blue Boar precision-guided bombs (Blue Boar was later cancelled)
or
1 X 22,000lb Grand Slam plus other assorted smaller weapons
or
2 X 12,000lb Tallboys
or
4 X 10,000lb light-case blast bombs
or
48 X standard 1,000lb bombs
or
39 X 1,000lb Type S sea mines - (written as '39 X 2,000lb' - presumably a typo and referring to 1,000lb 'A Type S' mines)
With reduced fuel load:
76 X 1,000lb bombs - 48 internally plus 28 in external underwing pods - structural provision for pods included but later replaced in trials by overload fuel tanks.
Data from: The V-Bombers - The Handley Page Victor - part 1 by Bill Gunston - Aeroplane Monthly - January 1981 issue.
Ian Dunster 12:04, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
