Originally Posted by
pr00ne
chevvron,
A Victor? At Lindholme? You sure? I would have thought the runway too small for a Victor.
Yeah I wondered too when I was told a few months previously. My ATC squadron attended camp there in '72 and they told me about the Victor (first camp I'd missed in years as I was stuck in Glasgow training in aerodrome control) so I wasn't surprised.
I think it was a 'standard' 6,000ft bomber runway so just about doable on min fuel I would guess; don't think Radlett was much longer.
Any Victor drivers elucidate? It was definitely in the hangar in '73 and of course they frequently visited Finningley that year too, Lindholme being on final for Finningley.