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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, Taken at Cosford 18th September 2007
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Taken at Cosford 18th September 2007
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Steve Staunton's photo gallery  >  Museums  >  United Kingdom  >  RAF Museum, Cosford
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Shot Date 2007-09-18
Airport EGWC
RAF Cosford Airport, Albrighton, England United Kingdom
Upload Date 2007-12-17
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EXIF Data
Camera Make Canon
Camera Model Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL
Shutter Speed 1/60 sec
Aperture f/5
ISO 400
Focal Length 18 mm
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Metering Mode Pattern
White Balance Auto
Dimensions 3456 × 2304
Date Taken 2007-09-18 15:09:43
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XD818 @ EGWC - Cosford Museum 10.7.2015 - by leo larsen
leo larsen
@ 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 - RAF Museum, Cosford - by Chris Hall
Chris Hall
@ 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 @ 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
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