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    Airframe Family: Handley Page Victor
    Latest Model:Victor K.2
    Last Military Serial:XL161 RAF
    Compressed ID:Hawker Siddeley Victor K.2 sn XL161...
    Latest Owner or Location:RAF Lyneham

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Victor B.2 by Handley Page at Radlett, Herts..

    27 March 1961

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n XL161.

    1 March 1966

    Converted to a Victor SR.2 by Handley Page at Radlett, Herts..

    4 April 1974

    Converted to a Victor K.2 by Hawker Siddeley.

    By September 1982

    Transferred to 55 SQN, RAF Marham.

    4 September 1982


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RAF Finningley Air Show

    Circa 1986


    Photographer: Jeff Hunt
    Notes: London Ontario

    29 May 1993


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: At RAF Mildenhall Air Fete 1993. Victor K2 serving with 55Sqn RAF Marham

    20 October 1993

    Last flight.
    To RAF Lyneham.

    New serial number assigned: 9214M RAF

    Transferred to RAF Lyneham.
    Ground Instruction airframe.

    21 August 1995

    Scrapped.
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     UK Serials Resource Centre by Wolverhampton Aviation Group
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     Jeff Hunt
    Robert Nichols
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