Victor XL231 Night Photoshoot 21 March 2009

Location : York Spotter Watch Member : No

Hi Everyone

I am pleased to announce that the Night Photoshoot will be held on Saturday the 21st of March 2009. The event will involve Handley Page Victor K2 "Lusty Lindy" and the Museums Buccaneer S2. Both Aircraft will be electrically powered up and the external lighting switched on to enable you to experience the unique view of seeing both of these aircraft at night in a live condition.

The Victor will be trailing its main Hose Drum Unit (HDU) refuelling hose to enable you to view the signalling lights on the rear of the carriage that usually only a pilot would be able to see. The hose will be moved in and out to enable you to view the signalling lights change as the HDU goes from "Stand Off" right through to the "Fuel Flowing" signal. In addition to this the Victor will have its cockpit open to inspection whilst powered up on the afternoon of the event. This level of access is not usually permitted to the Victor and will provide a unique insight into the aircraft, which is fully operational with all systems working as they did when it retired from RAF service over 15 years ago. Ex Victor Captain Wing Commander Barry Neal may also be attending the event. Barry served in the Falklands and was heavily involved in operation Black Buck.

The event will be priced at £25 and tickets are available through the museum's shop: https://vault1.secured-url.com/yam/tickets_donations.asp?offset=10. The price includes admission to the museum, a visit to the Victors cockpit and to experience the view of these two classic British Cold War aircraft at night. All monies raised will be used for buying fuel for these two aircraft to enable them to continue to be a living reminder of British design ingenuity and the Cold War for many more years to come.

Please go to: http://forums.airshows.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=6273 for some sneak previews of what to expect!

Hope you can make it!!

Ollie Suckling
Victor XL231 Operations Manager