Aircraft XL231 Photo

XL231, 1962 Handley Page Victor K.2, C/N: HP80/76
Former Falklands and Gulf war veteran preserved in a taxiing condition at the Yorkshire Air Museum
Photo Info
Photographer
Chris Hall
Shot Date 2012-06-03
Airport X4EV
X4EV Airport
Upload Date 2012-06-21
Views 405
EXIF Data
Camera Make OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP.
Camera Model FinePix HS28EXR
Shutter Speed 1/250 sec
Aperture f/4
ISO 100
Focal Length 7.1 mm
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Metering Mode Pattern
White Balance Auto
Software OLYMPUS Master 2.30W
Dimensions 1024 × 682
Date Taken 2012-06-03 11:00:05
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