The Handley Page Victor was the third of the three V Bombers and the
most long lasting, serving in the RAF until 1993, and still doing
invaluable service in the first Iraq war. Moreover, in 1982 it was only
the Victor tanker fleet based on Ascension Island that made possible the
Vulcan Black Buck bombing of Port Stanley airfield and the long-range
reconnaissance of Argentina by Nimrods.
Victor Boys tells the story of all the great things that were
achieved, recounted first hand by the operators themselves, aircrew and
ground crew. Starting with accounts by test pilot Johnny Allam, who
undertook the major development of the aircraft, through its work as a
nuclear bomber during the cold war, testing Blue Steel in Australia, to
its superb performance during the Falklands war and later as a first
class air-to-air refueling tanker and vital support tool for fighters
and other aircraft.
Published to coincide with the Victor's 60th anniversary, the gripping
text is superbly illustrated with photographs from the operators
themselves, never released before.