Gas Station in the Sky

摘要

The vickers Valiant tankerfleetwas withdrawn at the end of 1964, leaving the RAF without support for its English ElectricrnLightnings and Gloster javelins. However, athree-point tanker version of the Victor B.I had been agreed earlier. The choice of the Victor had been in the balance in 1962, since it was said that it would not be possible to formate two Lightnings behind it. Handley Page's RAF liaison officer, Gp Capt "Rosie" Leigh Houlbrook, arranged for a couple of Lightnings to demonstrate that they could do so with no problem.