Originally 34 Victors had been built as bombers ; 24 had subsequently been converted to tankers .
Long - range operations were entirely dependent upon the RAF 's fleet of Handley Page Victor K2 tankers .
Originally 34 Handley Page Victor had been built as bombers ; 24 had subsequently been converted to tankers .
Long - range operations were entirely dependent upon the RAF 's fleet of Handley Page Victor K2 tankers .