Towards the end of 1976 the MK1 Victor tankers came to the end of their useful lives and were gradually withdrawn from service. Some went to aviation museums but most were scrapped. My own aircraft XA939 went to RAF Catterick to be scrapped although the cockpit was retained for a time and used for fire drill training. It was sad to see them being destroyed after all the years of service they had given. XA 937 was one of the last aircraft to be scrapped on the squadron and the photographs below show the preparations for it's final sortie.
