Of the three V-bombers, the (pilots') visibility out of the Victor was far and away the best - glazing in front and to the sides as well as overhead. The other two were "like flying my mum-in-law's upstairs flat through the letter-box" ...
in the upper-air role for which it was designed, the Victor was great - if it got its wheels up after take-off: the early Mk.1s, at least, had things called "tip-hooks" to catch the bogies as they tilted upwards before retraction, but they didn't always catch properly, or the micro-switches didn't "make", so then came plenty of time going round in circles to get down to max. landing weight (and yes, a gentle touch & go didn't work ...).
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