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Constructed as a Victor K.2. |
5 June 1962 |
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Remained at the contractors until this date. |
13 June 1962 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n XL191. |
28 June 1962 |
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Transferred to 139 Squadron.
Delivered to 139. |
1 October 1963 |
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Transferred to Handley Page.
Send for modifications. |
From 6 May 1964 to 4 October 1968 |
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Transferred to 100/139 Squadron. |
9 June 1966 |
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To Handley Page.
Send for modifications. |
3 November 1966 |
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Transferred to 100/139 SQN. |
15 October 1968 |
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Transferred to Handley Page. |
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Placed in storage. |
29 May 1970 |
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Transferred to HSA.
Sent for conversion. |
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Converted to a Victor K.2. |
15 July 1974 |
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Transferred to 232 OCU. |
1975 |
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Photographer: Unknown |
30 September 1975 |
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Photographer: Richard Vandervord
Notes: 232 OCU Marham |
4 May 1976 |
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Photographer: Phillip Dawe
Notes: XL191 - Handley Page Victor K.2 - 231 Operational Conversion Unit - RAF Marham - Delivered as a B.2 in late June 1962. Converted to a K.2 tanker in 1970. |
1 January 1977 |
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Transferred to 55 Squadron. |
20 January 1982 |
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Transferred to Saint Athan.
Sent for major overhaul. |
26 April 1982 |
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Transferred to 55 Squadron. |
11 September 1984 |
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Transferred to Saint Athan.
Sent for major overhaul. |
1 January 1985 |
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Transferred to 55 Squadron. |
19 June 1986 |
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Crashed.
At Hamilton, ON, struck the ground heavily 300 feet short of the runway and bounced back into the air and struck the ground again to the left of the runway then ground looped and came to rest on its belly some 1,500 feet from the initial impact point. The crew escaped safely. |
20 June 1986 |
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Declared category 5 damage. |
7 July 1986 |
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Declared category 5(S) damage. |
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To Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, Mount Hope, ON.
 View the Location Dossier |
Circa 1987 |
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Photographer: Steve Tournay |
Circa March 1987 |
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To Walter Soplata Aviation Collection, Newbury, Cleveland, OH.
View the Location Dossier |
26 November 1990 |
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Photographer: Leon Cleaver |
September 2007 |
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Last spotted in the Soplata collection. |
4 May 2010 |
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Photographer: John Bennett |
2019 |
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Scrapped.
Scrapped by MotoArt for PlaneTags. |
2024 |
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To Hangar 2301 Squadron, Iron Mountain, MI.
Only the cockpit survives here. |
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Restoration started.
Markings Applied: Zealous Zoey |
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