The Handley-Page Victor was the last V-Bomber to enter (& leave) RAF service. The Victor prototype made its first flight on the 24th of December 1952, but it was over 3 years later on the 1st of February 1956 that the first production aircraft flew. The B.Mk1 equipped 4 RAF squadrons, forming medium bomber wings at RAF Cottesmore & RAF Honington. Some Victor B.Mk1s were upgraded to B.Mk1A standard with better avionics equipment, an IFR probe & RWRs. When the UK's nuclear deterrent was switched to the Royal Navy's SLBM-equipped submarines, the Victor was switched to conventional weapons carriage in the B.Mk2 variant.

The Victor was eventually withdrawn from front-line service, & some aircraft were converted to K.Mk1, K.Mk1A & K.Mk2 tanker standard. The Victor served as a tanker until it left service, although there was a Strategic Reconnaissance version of the aircraft (the SR.Mk2) as well, which was basically a B.Mk2 with a reconnaissance pack in its bomb bay & a modified radar.

The Victor had the highest conventional weapon capacity of any of the V-Bombers, & could carry 35 1,000lb (454kg) bombs in its bomb bay. The Victor could also carry a single 'Blue Steel' nuclear stand-off missile semi-submerged under its belly. As well as having the greatest bomb load of any of the V-Bombers, the Victor was probably the most well suited to its role aerodynamically. The Victor had a 'Crescent' wing which created very little transonic drag & also allowed the aircraft to 'slip' through the sound barrier with little buffeting. The Victor also had 'Kuchemann Carrots', which were conical trailing-edge fairings which reduced transonic drag. They also served as a useful location for ECM equipment, such as Chaff dispensers.

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