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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, RAF Museum, Cosford
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RAF Museum, Cosford
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Photographer
Chris Hall
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Shot Date 2018-04-29
Airport EGWC
RAF Cosford Airport, Albrighton, England United Kingdom
Upload Date 2024-11-04
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Camera Make FUJIFILM
Camera Model FinePix HS28EXR
Shutter Speed 1/15 sec
Aperture f/2.8
ISO 500
Focal Length 4.2 mm
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Metering Mode Pattern
White Balance Auto
Software Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.0 Windows
Dimensions 3264 × 2176
Date Taken 2018-04-29 14:06:41
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XD818 @ EGWC - RAF Museum, Cosford - by Chris Hall
Chris Hall
@ EGWC
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 - 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 - Vickers Valiant BK1 at the RAF Museum, Cosford - by Ingo Warnecke
Ingo Warnecke
XD818 @ EGWC - XD818 (7894M), 1956 Vickers Valiant BK.1, - by Terry Fletcher
Terry Fletcher
@ EGWC
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