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XD818, 1956 Vickers Valiant BK.1, C/N: Not Found XD875
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XD818, 1956 Vickers Valiant BK.1, c/n Not Found XD875, Vickers Valiant BK1 at the RAF Museum, Cosford
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Vickers Valiant BK1 at the RAF Museum, Cosford
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Ingo Warnecke's photo gallery  >  A/C at/in museums, gate guardians etc.  >  United Kingdom  >  Cosford, RAF-Museum 2010/2024
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Ingo Warnecke
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Shot Date 2010-07-27
Upload Date 2010-10-03
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Camera Make FUJIFILM
Camera Model FinePix S9500
Shutter Speed 1/50 sec
Aperture f/2.8
ISO 200
Focal Length 6.2 mm
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Metering Mode Pattern
White Balance Auto
Software Nero PhotoSnap 1, 2, 0, 19
Dimensions 72 × 3402
Date Taken 2010-07-27 15:57:17
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XD818 @ EGWC - Only complete Valiant out of 107 built that survives at RAF Museum Cosford, which also has on display a Victor and a Vulcan. XD818 from No. 49 Sqn. dropped Britain's first live H-bomb in 1957 during Op. Grapple. It was converted to a tanker in 1961. - by Arjun Sarup
Arjun Sarup
@ EGWC
XD818 @ EGWC - Preserved with the Royal Air Museum at RAF Cosford EGWC. - by Clive Pattle
Clive Pattle
@ EGWC
XD818 @ EGYM - Valiant B(K).1 of 49 Squadron with RAF maintenance serial 7894M as gate guardian at RAF Marham in the Summer of 1978 before transfer to the RAF Museum firstly at Hendon and then Cosford. - by Peter Nicholson
Peter Nicholson
@ EGYM
XD818 @ EGWC - The Valiant was the first of Bomber Command's V class aircraft and established Britain's air-borne nuclear deterrent force before pioneering operational in-flight refuelling in the Royal Air Force. - by Chris Hall
Chris Hall
@ EGWC
XD818 @ EGWC - RAF Museum, Cosford - by Chris Hall
Chris Hall
@ EGWC
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