Aircraft XL231 Photo

XL231, 1962 Handley Page Victor K.2, C/N: HP80/76
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Lars Baek Contact
Shot Date 2015-06-24
Airport EGYK
EGYK Airport
Upload Date 2022-11-14
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EXIF Data
Camera Make NIKON CORPORATION
Camera Model NIKON D7100
Shutter Speed 1/500 sec
Aperture f/11
ISO 400
Focal Length 28 mm
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Metering Mode Spot
White Balance Auto
Software Adobe Photoshop Elements 9.0 Windows
Dimensions 1200 × 901
Date Taken 2015-06-24 11:22:13
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XL231 @ X4EV - Victor K2. XL231 joined 139 Sqn on 1 February 1962. It was converted to become the prototype K.2 Tanker on 23 January 1972 and saw service in the Falklands War, in support of the 'Operation Black Buck' Vulcan raid on Port Stanley, and later in the Gulf - by Chris Hall
Chris Hall
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XL231 @ X4EV - Former Falklands and Gulf war veteran preserved in a taxiing condition at the Yorkshire Air Museum - by Chris Hall
Chris Hall
@ X4EV
XL231 @ EGYK - On external display at the Yorkshire Aviation Museum, Elvington. - by Clive Pattle
Clive Pattle
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XL231 @ EGDY - In the twilight of its carreer the Victor visited the Yeovilton air day. - by Joop de Groot
Joop de Groot
@ EGDY
XL231 - HP Victor at Yorkshire Air Museum - by Terry Fletcher
Terry Fletcher