A flat on London's posh Grosvenor Square that was once the home of the British aviation tycoon Sir Frederick Handley Page hit the market Friday for £18.75 million (US$23.5 million). A blue plaque on ...
During a high-speed run, the British Handley Page Victor V-Bomber filled the air with a deep, rolling engine note that stood apart from modern aircraft. The sound highlighted the jet’s Cold War design ...
Handley Page is synonymous with the UK’s aviation industry but bad timing and resistance to change would ultimately lead to its downfall in 1970. Things looked different in the 1950s when the company ...
A plane that was once capable of carrying a nuclear bomb during the Cold War has gone on display following a five-year restoration project. The Handley Page Victor, which has a wingspan of 110ft ...
Once upon a time, bailing out of a plane involved popping open the roof or door, and hopping out with your parachute, hoping that you’d maintained enough altitude to slow down before you hit the ...
Eight decades have passed since the early morning peace in a north Norfolk village was shattered by the crash of a Handley Page Hampden bomber. But despite the lockdown restrictions, a small group of ...
THE Handley Page aeroplane Gugnunc was presented to the Aeronautical Section of the Science Museum on July 19. On behalf of Lord Londonderry, Sir Christopher Bullock, in presenting the aeroplane, said ...
A plane that was once capable of carrying a nuclear bomb as a deterrent during the Cold War has gone on display. The 110-foot wingspan Handley Page Victor is the only surviving aircraft of its type, ...
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