Incident Handley Page Victor B.2 XH671,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 138088
 
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Date:Monday 15 March 1993
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic hpvi model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Handley Page Victor B.2
Owner/operator:55 Sqn RAF
Registration: XH671
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Marham, Norfolk (KNF/EGYM) England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Standing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Marham Norfolk
Destination airport:RAF Marham Norfolk
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The main cabin door and the surrounds were damaged beyond repair in a pressure test. The aircraft was not repaired (deemed to be damaged beyond economical repair) because the type was approaching the end of its service life

Struck off charge as Cat.5(Scrap) and sold for scrap on 1/12/1993 to Birds Commercial Metals of Stratford-upon-Avon

Sources:

1. Air Britain: RAF Aircraft XA100 - XZ999, published 2001
2. Handley Page Victor: The Crescent-Winged V-Bomber (Aerofax)
3. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1993.htm
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20160303210250/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/Victor.htm
5. http://web.archive.org/web/20170416013620/http://millionmonkeytheater.com:80/Victor.html
6. http://www.airsceneuk.org.uk/hangar/2002/victor/survivors/xh67194.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-Aug-2011 08:53 Uli Elch Added
07-May-2012 13:55 harro Updated [Source, Embed code]
11-Oct-2012 15:51 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative]
06-Jan-2013 14:36 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location]
18-Oct-2013 17:59 Dr. John Smith Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code]
16-Jul-2023 21:02 Nepa Updated [[Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code]]

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