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AIRFIX - A12009 HANDLEY PAGE VICTOR K.2 / SR.2 1/72
NEW FOR 2025
PRE ORDER - ETA SEPT / OCT 2025
BIG AND BULKY POSTAGE APPLIES
Subject to RAF’s requirements for greater tactical manoeuvrability and a higher ceiling, the B.2 variant with more powerful Rolls Royce Conway engines was developed in 1959. Thirty-four were produced and several were later converted for reconnaissance and aerial refuelling purposes. Two RAF squadrons formed on the B.2 after it entered service in 1962, but it was soon succeeded by the B.2R, a conversion which allowed them to carry ‘Blue Steel’ nuclear missiles in addition to free-fall nuclear payloads. Following the introduction of submarine-launched Polaris missiles in 1969, the Victor was gradually relieved of its role as a nuclear deterrent.
PROD. CODE : AFA12009