Victor B.1
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Victor B.1 was an early production variant of the British Handley Page Victor strategic jet bomber, used by the Royal Air Force during the Cold War.
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Handley Page Victor variant
ⓘ
aircraft variant ⓘ strategic bomber variant ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory |
bomber aircraft
ⓘ
military aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftClass | heavy bomber ⓘ |
| aircraftConfiguration |
fixed-wing aircraft
ⓘ
swept-wing aircraft ⓘ twin-engine jet ⓘ |
| aircraftFamily | Handley Page Victor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aircraftStructure |
T-tail
ⓘ
high-mounted wing ⓘ |
| aircraftType | jet bomber ⓘ |
| conflict | Cold War ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedFor |
high-altitude operations
ⓘ
long-range missions ⓘ |
| designPeriod | post–Second World War era ⓘ |
| developedIn | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Handley Page Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Bomber Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | United Kingdom military aviation industry ⓘ |
| partOf | V-bomber force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion | jet engine ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Avro Vulcan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vickers Valiant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | strategic bomber ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| strategicRole | nuclear deterrent ⓘ |
| successorVariant | Victor B.2 ⓘ |
| usedBy | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| usedFor |
conventional bombing
ⓘ
nuclear weapons delivery ⓘ strategic bombing ⓘ |
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