New record for Victor bomber
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New record for Victor bomber
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Record for a flight to Luqa airport of 1,310 miles in two hours by Wing Commander Douglas 'Hank' Iveson of 232 Operation Conversion Unit with Flight Lieutenant Derek Oldham as co-pilot.
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SIvesonD19171121v10036
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New record for Victor bomber
1,310 MILES IN 2 HOURS ON ROUTINE FLIGHT TO MALTA
A HANDLEY PAGE four-jet Victor bomber of RAF Bomber Command yesterday set up a new unofficial overhead record between overhead Farnborough, Hants. and
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Wing Commander D. Iveson
overhead Luqa Airport, Malta, covering the 1,310 statute miles in two hours, the Air Ministry said yesterday.
The delta-winged Victor, on a routine training flight, averaged 655 m.p.h.
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Captained by Hull man
Based at No. 232 Operational Conversion Unit, RAF Gaydon, Warwickshire, it was captained by Wing Commander Douglas Iveson (40), chief instructor, whose home is in Strathmore Avenue, Hull.
The co-pilot was Flight Lieutenant Derek Oldham (35), a flying instructor, of St. Nicholas Avenue, Kenilworth, Warwickshire.
The official point-to-point record between London and Valetta was set up on June 17, 1958. by a Vickers Supermarine Scimitar twin-jet naval-strike aircraft, which covered the 1,298 statute miles in 2h. 12m. 27.2s., an average speed of 588.05 m.p.h.
Valiant close 2nd in bombing test
MARCH AIR FORCE BASE (California), Tuesday. – A Vickers Valiant of the RAF, piloted by Wing Commander Sidney Baker, in the opening night of the United States Strategic Air Command annual bombing competition. was second with 395.8 points.
Leading was a United States Air Force B-47 commanded by Lieut.-Colonel Ernest Ticknor, with 398.4 points. Valiants will again compete tonight over the same 2,400-mile course. – Reuter.
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New record for Victor bomber
1,310 MILES IN 2 HOURS ON ROUTINE FLIGHT TO MALTA
A HANDLEY PAGE four-jet Victor bomber of RAF Bomber Command yesterday set up a new unofficial overhead record between overhead Farnborough, Hants. and
[photograph]
Wing Commander D. Iveson
overhead Luqa Airport, Malta, covering the 1,310 statute miles in two hours, the Air Ministry said yesterday.
The delta-winged Victor, on a routine training flight, averaged 655 m.p.h.
[break]
Captained by Hull man
Based at No. 232 Operational Conversion Unit, RAF Gaydon, Warwickshire, it was captained by Wing Commander Douglas Iveson (40), chief instructor, whose home is in Strathmore Avenue, Hull.
The co-pilot was Flight Lieutenant Derek Oldham (35), a flying instructor, of St. Nicholas Avenue, Kenilworth, Warwickshire.
The official point-to-point record between London and Valetta was set up on June 17, 1958. by a Vickers Supermarine Scimitar twin-jet naval-strike aircraft, which covered the 1,298 statute miles in 2h. 12m. 27.2s., an average speed of 588.05 m.p.h.
Valiant close 2nd in bombing test
MARCH AIR FORCE BASE (California), Tuesday. – A Vickers Valiant of the RAF, piloted by Wing Commander Sidney Baker, in the opening night of the United States Strategic Air Command annual bombing competition. was second with 395.8 points.
Leading was a United States Air Force B-47 commanded by Lieut.-Colonel Ernest Ticknor, with 398.4 points. Valiants will again compete tonight over the same 2,400-mile course. – Reuter.
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Reuters, “New record for Victor bomber,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed October 8, 2026, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/44820.