Operation Victor Search 1959

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Operation Victor Search 1959

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Interesting story from BBC Northern Ireland today:

On 20 August 1959 a prototype British bomber - a Handley Page Victor B.2 - disappeared during flight trials along with its five crew members.

As weeks passed, hope of finding survivors faded and their bodies would never be found.

But in the midst of the Cold War the British military needed to know why the plane had crashed.

Was it a mechanical fault or some wider flaw with the aircraft's design?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-66203375
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Interesting story, thanks for posting !
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I'm surprised at the recovery of the parts there's nothing recognisable as an aircraft it may be partially down to trawling up of the wreck, i wonder when they do find MH370 what's going to be there.
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