AIRA12008 - Airfix - 1/72 Handley-Page Victor B.Mk.2(BS) - PREOWNED118973

A12008 - Airfix - 1/72 Handley-Page Victor B.Mk.2(BS) - PREOWNED118973

Preowned, Resealed, Mint

The Handley Page Victor was the third and most technically adventurous of Britain's V bombers, its crescent wing and high T tail giving it remarkable high altitude performance. The B.Mk.2 introduced the far more powerful Rolls Royce Conway, an enlarged wing and improved electronics, and the B.Mk.2(BS) designation covers the Blue Steel aircraft, modified to carry the stand off nuclear missile semi recessed in the bomb bay. Operated from RAF Wittering, these aircraft stood at the sharp end of the airborne deterrent before the role passed to the Royal Navy's Polaris submarines. The Victor went on to a long second career as a tanker, retiring in 1993.

In the box

• Airfix 1:72 scale injection moulded plastic kit, 228 parts
• Clear sprue for the cockpit glazing
• Detailed flight deck, full undercarriage bays and detailed bomb bay
• Blue Steel stand off missile and underwing stores
• Assembled length 486mm, wingspan 508mm
• Waterslide decal sheet covering two schemes:
  • Handley Page Victor B.Mk.2(BS), No.139 Squadron, RAF Wittering, Lincolnshire, England, 1963 to 1964
  • Handley Page Victor B.Mk.2(BS), Victor Training Flight, RAF Wittering, Lincolnshire, England, 1963 to 1964
• Full colour illustrated instructions with painting and decal placement guide